Complex, but crucial: Financial experts provide hands-on learning experience to Women in Ag attendees

Melisa Goss
Mar 3, 2025
Mar 3, 2025

women in ag 2.jpg — Women in Ag conference attendees work together to formulate a balance sheet during a financial planning seminar.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Farm financial and transition planning can be complex, but is absolutely crucial.

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women in ag 1.jpg — Farm Credit Services officer Erin Yost leads a workshop on financial planning during the FCS Women in Ag conference in Sioux Falls Feb. 28.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.