New
England Farm Succession School
for senior farmers and
farm couples looking toward retirement and farm
transition.
Farm Succession School comes to New England.
Planning for farm succession can be challenging. The Farm Succession
School is for senior farmers and farm couples looking for a bit of structure
and motivation to tackle succession planning. Farmers will move from
thinking about the future to doing active planning!
Program includes presentations, group discussions and individual
exercises, with "assignments" between sessions. Topics include goal
setting, estate planning, retirement planning, family communications, taxes,
legal structure, Medicaid, and bringing on a successor. Participants will come
away with a concrete "game plan" for their farm business, land, and
retirement.
Three locations this year!
It is a three-session program. Each session will be from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30
p.m. and includes lunch and refreshments. Open to farmers in all New
England states.
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Augusta, Maine: November 1, 2016; December 6, 2016; and January 24, 2017
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Concord, New Hampshire: November 2, 2016; December 7, 2016; and January 25, 2017
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Randolph, Vermont: November 3, 2016; December 8, 2016; and January 26, 2017
The School will be offered in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island in 2017-2018.
The fee is $300 per farmer or farm couple. This includes lunch,
refreshments and materials. Participants will receive a $200 credit
toward hiring succession-related technical assistance.
Instructors include:
Jon Jaffe
Farm Business Consultant
Farm Credit East
jon.jaffe@farmcrediteast.com
Kathy Ruhf
Senior Program Director
Land For Good
kathy@landforgood.org
An attorney with
expertise in succession planning in each state.
Sponsored by Land For Good. For more
information or to register, call (603)357-1600 or go online to landforgood.org/rsvp. Registration deadline
extended to October 21, 2016.
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