Purdue Extension virtual workshop series offers strategies to future-proof farms
Purdue Extension’s Farm Shield training offers expert-led sessions and year-round support for farmers. (Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Joshua Clark) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension invites Indiana farmers and agricultural families to attend the virtual series “Farm Shield: Protecting Your Legacy from Life’s Uncertainties.” Farm Shield offers practical tools and expert insights for navigating the complex challenges of succession, estate planning and risk management.
Topics to be discussed at the Farm Shield conference include estate and succession planning with a legal professional, managing financial responsibility, addressing family conflict and preparing for the unexpected.
The virtual sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. (ET) throughout March. Each week focuses on a critical component of managing and sustaining a family farming operation.
- March 4 — Preparing for the unexpected
- March 11 — Estate and succession planning
- March 18 — Managing financial responsibility
- March 25 — Addressing family conflict
Registration for Farm Shield is $40, which includes program materials and postconference guidance from Purdue Extension educators. Visit https://bit.ly/farmshield for registration and more information.
Farm Shield’s goal is to offer expert-led content that’s affordable and accessible.
If you are in need of accommodations to participate in this program, please contact Mathias Ingle at 765-456-2313 or rmingle@purdue.edu by Feb. 27. If you need an interpreter or translator, please contact Ingle at 765-456-2313 or rmingle@purdue.edu by Feb. 27.
This initiative is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture under award number 2024-70027-42470.
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Writer: Mathias Ingle, rmingle@purdue.edu , 765-456-2313
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