Professional Training for Farm Succession Advisors in New England
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May 3 – 4, 2017
The Falls Center
21 Front Street
Manchester, NH 03102
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Business Planning for Farm Transfer
| 7:00 – 8:30am | Early bird session for new lawyers. Learn the basics of business planning for the farm client. Breakfast provided. Annette Higby and Emma Hempstead |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Conference Welcome |
| 9:30 – 11:30am | Legal Structure of the Farm Business. Choice of entity and drafting business agreements. Rich Cavanaugh and Annie Lemelin |
| 11:30am – Noon | Break-Out Session. Find a mentor, become a mentor in your practice area |
| Noon – 1:00pm | Lunch provided |
| 1:00 – 2:00pm | Using a Limited Liability Company legal structure for transferring a farming operation. Beth Boepple |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Taxation issues in farm business transfer. Mike Moloney |
| 3:00 – 3:20pm | Break |
| 3:20 – 4:30pm | Special issues in non-family transfers of the farm business. Kathy Ruhf and Jon Jaffe |
| 4:30 – 5:00pm | Second Break-Out Session. Find a mentor, become a mentor in your practice area |
| 5:00pm | Adjourn |
| Dinner on your own. |
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Estate Planning for the Farm, Transfer Assistance Models and Tools, and State Level Team Building
| 7:00 – 8:30am | Early bird session for new lawyers. Learn the basics of estate planning for the farm client. Breakfast provided. Annette Higby and Emma Hempstead |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Conference Welcome |
| 9:30 – 11:30am | Concurrent Sessions
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| 11:30am – Noon | Break-Out Session. Meet up with service providers in your state |
| Noon – 1:00pm | Lunch provided |
| 1:00 – 1:55pm | Concurrent Sessions:
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| 1:55 – 2:15pm | Break |
| 2:15 – 4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions:
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| 4:00 – 5:00pm | Final Plenary: Farm Transfer as a Team Sport. Facilitated by Kathy Ruhf |
| 5:00pm | Adjourn |
This event is supported by a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, #2015-70017-23900.
