THE 2017 IOWA FARMLAND OWNERSHIP AND TENURE SURVEY SHOWS 47% OF ALL ACRES AND 55% OF ALLLEASED ACRES IN IOWA WERE OWNED BY WOMEN. THESE LANDOWNERS REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT YETOVERLOOKED GROUP IN U.S. AGRICULTURE. MANY WOMEN HAVE LIMITED FARMING EXPERIENCE. A 2020 IOWA SURVEY OF WOMEN INDICATED 93% WERE INTERESTED IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEMMANAGE FARMLAND THEY OWN AND 89% AGREED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE WILL INCREASETHEIR INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION DIRECTEDTOWARDS THESE INFLUENTIAL LANDOWNERS.OUR GOALS ARE TO RESEARCH THE NEEDS OF WOMEN LANDOWNERS AND OFFER EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ONTHREE INTERWOVEN FARM MANAGEMENT TASKS:1) USE OF EQUITABLE LEASES AND OTHER LEGAL OR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO INCREASE CONSERVATIONAND LAND ACCESS TO BEGINNING FARMERS, 2)ADOPTION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES, AND 3)IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFICIENT PLANS TO TRANSITION FARMLAND TO NEXT GENERATION OWNERS.THIS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROJECT LEADS TO EMPOWERED WOMEN LANDOWNERS WHO CANENHANCE LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. WITH GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE, WOMENCAN BE EFFECTIVE CHANGE AGENTS FOR IMPROVED FARMLAND LEASING AND ACCESS, ADOPTION OFCONSERVATION PRACTICES, AND MORE EFFICIENT LAND TRANSITION TO NEXT-GENERATION FARMERS.