Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Midwestern Farm Women

 

This four-part farm succession planning workshop series is produced through a partnership by extension professionals at Kansas State University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Purdue University.  Each session will be held at in-person sites across Kansas, Nebraska, and Indiana.  The program will feature a livestreamed keynote presentation and local hands-on activity to motivate participants to create farm succession plans and facilitate family and business conversations around this vital topic.  Sixty-three in-person sites are available across these three states, as well as a fully-online version of the program.

Program Description

According to US Census data, 70% of U.S. farmland will transfer to the next generation in the next 20 years. The impact of farms transitioning, either successfully to the next generation or unsuccessfully in the form of a land and estate sale, has implications for rural communities and rural prosperity. As farms become fewer and larger, population decline has hurt many rural areas, affecting the economic viability of more than just those directly on farms.

This hands-on evening workshop series will provide educational presentations and resources to motivate participants to start the farm transition planning process, or review their current transition plan. Communication, financial, and legal aspects will all be covered.  The goal is for participants to acquire knowledge they can apply directly to their own farm/ranch situation.

Participants must register for the entire 4-part series, as sessions will build upon each other.  

This program is just one example of K-State Research and Extension’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.  While the program is designed to highlight women’s issues in agriculture, it is open to any participant without regard to sex.

For more information, contact Robin Reid, K-State Agricultural Economics at 785-532-0964 or robinreid@ksu.edu.

Program Schedule

**Note that times listed are in Central Time Zone.  For the Syracuse & Goodland locations, all session will start at 4:30 pm Mountain Time***

January 21st, 2025:
5:00 pm Registration & Dinner
5:30 pm Motivation for Succession Planning - A Personal Story
7:00 pm Local Activity/Discussion
8:00 pm End

January 28th, 2025:
5:00 pm Dinner
5:30 pm Family Communication around Estate and Transition Planning - Ashlee Westerhold and LaVell Winsor, K-State Ag Economics
7:00 pm Local Activity/Discussion 
8:00 pm End

February 4th, 2025:
5:00 pm Dinner
5:30 pm Financial Aspects of Estate and Transition Plans - Jessica Groskopf, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
7:00 pm Local Activity/Discussion
8:00 pm End

February 11th, 2025:
5:00 pm Dinner
5:30 pm Legal Aspects of Putting Your Plan into Place - Holly Dobbs, Esq., Dobbs & Folz, LLC
7:00 pm Local Activity/Discussion
8:00 pm End

Registration Information

The registration fee for in-person attendance is $60.00 before Jan. 12th, 2025, which includes all four nights meals and educational materials.   The fee increases to $75.00 after Jan. 12th, 2025, and a workbook is not guaranteed.  For in-person registration, the fee will be collected at the local site the first night of the program.  In-person participation is HIGHLY encouraged, if at all possible.  

A fully online option is available for $75.00 for family members that may live out of state or people that cannot participate in an in-person site.  

Click Here for In-Person Registration

Click Here for Fully-Online Registration

 

SITES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Indiana

Nebraska

Kansas:

ABILENE
KSRE Extension Office
712 S. Buckeye Avenue

Bret Toews
620-382-2325
toews@ksu.edu

ASHLAND
Ashland City Library
913 Highland

Mary Chris Barth
620-635-2811
maraychrb@ksu.edu

BEAUMONT
Beaumont Community Center
11724 SE Beaumont Rd.

Charlene Miller
316-321-9660
cmmiller1@ksu.edu

BELLEVILLE
Republic County 4-H Building
901 O Street

Monica Thayer
785-527-5084
mthayer@ksu.edu

BELOIT
First Bank of Beloit-Meeting Room
101 E Main St. 

Blaire Todd
785-738-3597
blairet@ksu.edu

CLAY CENTER
Clay County Event Center
213 S 12th St. 

Kelsey Hatesohl
785-325-2121
khatesohl@ksu.edu

DIGHTON
Lane County Community Room-Courthouse
144 S. Lane

Lacey Noterman
620-397-2806
lnote@ksu.edu

ELLSWORTH
Ellsworth County Courthouse Conf. Room
210 N Kansas Ave.

Craig Dinkel
785-472-4442
cadinkel@ksu.edu

EMPORIA
Lyon County Extension Office
2632 W Hwy 50

Brian Rees
620-341-3220
brees@ksu.edu

GIRARD
Girard Extension Office
120 E Buffalo

James Coover
620-724-8233
jcoover@ksu.edu

GOODLAND
Sherman County Fairgrounds 4-H Building
417 N Main Ave

Jeanne Falk Jones
785-462-6281
jfalkjones@ksu.edu

GREAT BEND
Barton County Extension Office
3007 10th St 

Alicia D Boor
620-793-1910
aboor@ksu.edu

GREENSBURG
Kiowa County Community Building
720 N Bay St

Madi Hansen
620-723-2156
madihansen@ksu.edu

HAYS
Extension Office Meeting Room
601 Main Street

Stacy Campbell
785-628-9430
scampbel@ksu.edu

HIGHLAND
Highland Community Building
- Clifford W Hawk Agricultural Center
606 W Colorado
Katharine Sharp
785-985-3623
kgsharp@ksu.edu

INDEPENDENCE
Montgomery Co. Office & USDA Service Center
410 Peter Pan Rd. 

Adaven Rohling
620-331-2690
adaven@ksu.edu

IOLA
Extension Office
1006 N State Street

Hunter Nickell
620-365-2242
nickell99@ksu.edu

LACROSSE
Rush County Extension Office
702 Main

Jared Petersilie
785-222-2710
jaredp11@ksu.edu

LANCASTER
Atchison County Extension Office
201 N. Broadway 

Clarissa Conrad-Lierz
913-330-0050
cclierz@ksu.edu

LIBERAL
Seward County Fairgrounds - Ag Building
1501 W. 8th Street

Pat Burt
620-624-5604
paburt@ksu.edu

MANHATTAN
Pottorf Hall-Riley County Fairgrounds
1710 Avery Avenue

Kyler Langvardt
785-238-4161
klangvardt@ksu.edu

MARION
Marion County Extension Office
1116 E. Main St.

Rickey Roberts
620-382-2325
rroberts@ksu.edu

MCPHERSON
McPherson County Extension Office
600 W Woodside

Shad Marston
620-241-1523
smarston@ksu.edu

OBERLIN
Golden Age Rec Center/The Gateway Civic Center
105 W Maple Street/1 Morgan Drive

Karlie Rumbeck
785-475-8121
karlierumbeck@ksu.edu

OLATHE
Johnson Co. Extension Office - Sunset Building 
11811 S. Sunset Dr., Suite 1500

Tara Markley
913-715-7012
tmarkley@ksu.edu

OVERBROOK
Grace Community Church
308 East 8th Streett

Ryan Schaub
785-448-6826
reschaub@ksu.edu

PAOLA
Paola Extension Office
913 N Pearl St., Suite #1

Katelyn Barthol
913-294-4306
kbarth25@ksu.edu

RUSSELL
Russell Kansas 4-H Building
702 Fairway Drive

Clinton Laflin
785-483-3157
cllaflin@ksu.edu

SALINA
K-State College Center Conf. Room 103
2310 Centennial Rd.

Justine Johns
785-392-2147
jwh04@ksu.edu

SCOTT CITY
William Carpenter 4-H Building
608 Fairground Rd.

Lauren Litton
307-287-2461
llitton@ksu.edu

SMITH CENTER
Smith County Courthouse
218 S. Grant

Sandra Wick
785-282-6823
swick@ksu.edu

ST. JOHN
St. John Extension Office
-Stafford County Annex Building
210 E 3rd

Baley Doggett
620-549-3502
baley@ksu.edu

STOCKTON
Rooks County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building
918 S. Elm St. 

Rachael Brooke
785-425-6851
rbrooke@ksu.edu

SYRACUSE
Hamilton County Fairgrounds
-4-H Building
806 S Main Street

Lora Horton
620-384-5225
ljhorton@ksu.edu

WINFIELD
Winfield Chamber of Commerce
123 E 9th Avenue

Sarah LaGrone
620-221-5450
slag11@ksu.edu

BEAVER- OKLAHOMA
Beaver County Extension
- Courthouse Basement
111 West Second Street

Elizabeth McBee
580-625-3464
elizabeth.mcbee@okstate.edu


 

 

 

This material is based upon work supported by
USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023-70027-40444.

 

Dates & Location
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 to Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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