You know you should make plans for the future of the farm, but maybe you’re not sure where to start. Or maybe you’ve had a few conversations with your family or farming partners, but that conversation drifts to other more pressing matters about the operation.

It is common for farmers to push farm succession planning to the back of their minds. It isn’t something that farms do every year, so finding the time and knowing where to start can be hurdles that seem too high to cross.

In this workshop, Joy Kirkpatrick and Kelly Wilfert, both Extension Farm Management Outreach Specialists, will provide a framework to help farms to identify legal risks in farm succession and estate planning and to begin those first conversations around succession planning.

These workshops will be offered in two locations in January 2025:

Friday, January 10, 2025, 1:00 – 4:00 pm in Mukwonago, at the Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division St, Mukwonago, WI 53149

Friday, January 17, 2025, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm in Menomonie at the Dunn County Extension Office, 3001 US Highway 12 E, Menomonie, WI 54751

These workshops are free; however, space is limited, so we would appreciate registrations. We will accommodate walk-ins on the day of the workshops where possible. Please register online at Intro to Farm Succession & Estate Planning Workshop Registration.

If you prefer to register by phone or need assistance with the form, please contact:

● Mukwonago location: Lisa Boyer, Waukesha County Extension Office: 262-547-7775

● Menomonie location: Ryan Sterry, Regional Agriculture Educator: 715-308-6423

For more information, contact joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu 608-263-3485 or kelly.wilfert@wisc.edu 608-263-5798. If you need an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu or call 608-263-3485.

This series of workshops is sponsored by USDA/NIFA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network 2024-7