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Are you a farmland owner or retiring farmer looking to transition ownership or rent your farmland in ways that reflect your values?
The Land Stewardship Project is hosting an online holistic Farm Transition Planning Course designed to help you act on your conservation and social values. Seven 2 ½ hour sessions will bring professionals, farmers and LSP staff together to dig into Values and goals, communications, generational, financial, legal and long-term care considerations. The sessions build on each other and it is important to plan on attending all of them.
“As a landowner, you have the power to determine the legacy of your land — that decision is the most important decision you can make,” said Bill McMillin, a retired southeastern Minnesota farmer who, with his wife Bonnie, transitioned the family farm to a non-related beginning farmer-neighbor.
From a past participant: “DO IT!! It’s a must, very good foundational level information. Gained access to vital resources I otherwise would not have had access to. Peer group setting helped me build the confidence needed to move forward”
The topics, dates, and times for the online course are:
- Jan 28: Goal Setting for Life & Land, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- Feb. 4: Values and Why Farm Transition Planning is Needed, 5:30 pm- 8:00pm
- Feb. 11: Financial Considerations, 5:30pm- 8:00pm
- Feb. 18: Legal Considerations 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- Feb. 25: Working with Next Generation Farmers, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- March 4: Long Term Care Considerations, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- March 18: Resources and Planning Next Steps, Presentations 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Register Here by Jan. 12.
For more information or questions contact Karen Stettler at stettler@landstewardshipproject.org.