The University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Profitability, in collaboration with the International Farm Transition Network (IFTN), and North Dakota State University Extension, is offering a training for professionals interested in becoming a Certified Farm Succession Coordinator. The training will be Aug. 29-31 at the North Dakota Heritage Center and Museum, 612 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, North Dakota.
Attorneys, accountants, lenders, Extension educators, financial advisors, farm/ranch mediators and any individuals who want to specialize in farm succession planning are welcome to participate. This training is approved for 14.75 ND CLE credits plus 2.0 ND Ethics credit for a total of 16.75 ND CLE credits through the North Dakota Commission for Continuing Legal Education.
"The economic future of our nation's agriculture depends on the next generation's ability to access land and business assets," says Carrie Johnson, NDSU Extension assistant director for family and community wellness. "Many farm and ranch operators are realizing the importance of creating a succession plan. Agriculture service professionals who work with these farms and ranches are recognizing that it takes more than a business structure or an estate plan to get those assets transferred to the next generation of managers. Succession planning also includes management transfer, inheritance issues and (surprise!) humans with emotions."
This training will offer:
- Insight on the barriers to farm succession.
- Strategies on working with families as they navigate farm succession.
- Facilitation tools to guide the process.
- Opportunities to consider real-life examples of farm succession case studies.
Instructors for this training are Kiley Fleming, executive director of the Iowa Mediation Service, and Joy Kirkpatrick, a farm succession specialist with the University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Profitability. Fleming and Kirkpatrick have been instructors for this training since its inception in 2012. They offer over 35 years of combined succession planning experience to the training.
Registration fees are $950 per person through July 1 or $1,000 after July 1. A discount of $50 per person is available for organizations registering three or more individuals in the same purchase. Registration fees includes lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, and a 2022-2023 International Farm Transition Network membership. Registration does not include lodging or evening meals. Registration will close on Aug. 5. For more information or to register, visit https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/programs/design-your-succession-plan/find-certified-succession-plannerg.
The schedule for the training is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 29-30, and 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Registrants must attend all three days to receive the materials and to be eligible for certification.
For more information, contact Kirkpatrick at joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu or 608-263-3485.
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