Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference

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Conference Details

Registration Information

Registration for the 2025 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference will open Jan. 1, 2025.

Registration Options

  • Early Bird Registration: Secure your spot before February 7, 2025, and enjoy our special rate of $150 for two full days of conference access.
  • Standard Registration: Register on or after February 8, 2025, for just $175 for two days.
  • One-Day Registration: Join us for a single day at a rate of $90.
  • Guest Pass: Accompany a registered attendee and gain access to meals for just $25 per meal. Note: Guest registrations are available only in conjunction with a One-Day or Two-Day Registration. 

We understand that plans can change. Here’s our cancellation policy to help you make your decision:

  • Full Refund: Cancellations made by February 16, 2025, will receive a 100% refund.
  • Partial Refund: Cancellations made between February 17 and February 18, 2025, will receive a 50% refund.
  • No Refund: Cancellations made on or after February 19, 2025, will not be eligible for a refund.

In order to simplify the payment and reimbursement process, we only accept credit card payments. 

Want to send your students, clients, or employees? Let us simplify the process for you. Request a custom promo code, and your students, clients, or employees can easily register themselves for the conference. After the event, we’ll send you an invoice for all registrations made using your code. Email us at wia@unl.edu for more information. 

Hotel information

We're excited to offer you an exclusive rate for the 2025 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference! Call the Holiday Inn Convention Center at 308-237-5971 to book your stay.

Our room block is limited and in high demand. You can secure your accommodations as soon as possible to make sure they're available and take advantage of our special rate, $124.95/night. The hotel cannot be responsible for reservations made through any third party. Rates shown are per room, per night, and do not include applicable taxes.

Holiday Inn Convention Center

110 South 2nd Ave Kearney, NE 

308-237-5971 

Want to send your students, clients, or employees?

Let us simplify the process for you. Request a custom promo code, and your students, clients, or employees can easily register themselves for the conference. After the event, we’ll send you an invoice for all registrations made using your code. Email us at wia@unl.edu for more information.

Student scholarships available

Student Scholarship Application

The 2025 Scholarship Application is due 2/1/2025.  

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference will award up to 15 scholarships to students to attend the 2025 Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference.

Any student attending a 4-year college/university, 2-year college, vocational/technical school, or 4-H or FFA member may apply for a scholarship to attend the conference.

Applicants will need to prepare a short essay on "Why do you want to attend the Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference?" The essay response is limited to 3,000 characters.

Applications must be submitted online by midnight February 1, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their application status no later than February 7, 2025.

Student Scholarship Application

Producer scholarships available

Producer Scholarship Application 

The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is looking for ways to help producers attend impactful educational events related to generational transition. If you have an event that you would like to attend to learn more about planning for the next generation, please complete this form to apply for one of ten educational scholarship funds for up to $500 awarded annualy. Expenses can include registration fees, mileage, hotel and meals needed to attend events.

Questions about producer scholarships can be sent to angela@nebraskagrazinglands.org

Producer Scholarship Application 

Date:  February 20-21, 2025

Location: Holiday Inn Convention Center
110 South 2nd Ave Kearney, NE 

The Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference is an annual two-day event designed to educate and uplift women involved in any aspect of Nebraska's agricultural industry. Through workshops and presentations, attendees will learn how to better manage risk, improve their farms and ranches and become more successful operators and business partners.  See details below. 

Agenda At A Glance 

Thursday, February 20, 2025
  • 10:00 a.m. Opening Session, Ballroom
  • 11:00 a.m. Workshop Session 1
  • 12:20 p.m. Lunch, Ballroom
  • 1:30 p.m. Workshop Session 2
  • 2:45 p.m. Break, Ballroom
  • 3:15 p.m. Mini Workshop Session A
  • 4:05 p.m. Mini Workshop Session B
  • 4:50 p.m. Evening Social, Ballroom
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner, Ballroom
  • 7:30 p.m. Optional Evening Session

    Friday, February 21, 2025
  • 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet Opens, Ballroom
  • 8:05 a.m. Morning Session
  • 9:00 a.m. Workshop Session 3
  • 10:15 a.m. Break, Ballroom
  • 10:45 a.m. Workshop Session 4
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch, Ballroom
  • 1:30 p.m. Adjourn

This conference focuses on the five areas of agricultural risk management: