Farm Transition Workshop to Take Place On the Lower Shore

Farming

  A one-day workshop will take place on August 26th at the University of Maryland Extension office in Salisbury for those agricultural producers interested in learning the components that go into a successful farm transition.

                Keeping the Farm in the Family: Tips on Farm Transition Planning will involve a single day workshop from 10am to 1pm.  The workshop will focus on business and personal goal setting, financial analysis, human resources, family communications, and estate planning.  The workshop will feature Dale Johnson, farm management specialist, and Paul Goeringer, extension legal specialist, both with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

                The workshop is hosted by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland Extension, and the Agriculture Law Education Initiative with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency.  The workshop costs $10/person and includes a lunch and refreshments.  To register contact, Jarrod Miller at the Somerset County Extension Office, 410-651-1350.

                This University of Maryland Extension program is open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.