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Join us at the Easements in Oregon conference, where OAT Executive Director Nellie McAdams will be presenting about Conservation and Agricultural Easements.
Learn more and register here. We will add the location soon.
Don’t make estate planning harder by waiting. Join instructor Sherri Noxel, PhD, for this PCC online class to find your motivation for completing this important work and overcoming estate planning procrastination. Register online or call 971-722-8888 and choose option 2. Tuition: $29. Discount available for 62 years and older. Call 971-722-8888 and choose option 3.
Don’t make estate planning harder by waiting. Join instructor Sherri Noxel, PhD, for this PCC online class to find your motivation for completing this important work and overcoming estate planning procrastination. Register online or call 971-722-8888 and choose option 2. Tuition: $29. Discount available for 62 years and older. Call 971-722-8888 and choose option 3.
Join us on March 27th in Tillamook for a discussion of how to work with service providers for your farm business! Learn about working with an attorney on estate planning and legal tools for your farm or ranch business, insurance coverage to consider, and Oregon’s new AgriStress Hotline. This workshop is free to attend and lunch is provided. All are welcome! Register here.
Successfully passing on a farm can happen! Join us to discuss starting the conversation, considerations for family or non-familial succession, and making sure the right people at the table to work through obstacles. This workshop will be offered at the Northwest Ag Show - attendance is free!
It’s never too early to plan for a successful transfer of your farm and business to the next generation of farmers. Register here to join Andrea Krahmer from Oregon Agricultural Trust for this virtual workshop as she discusses how to get the conversation started, what to consider for family or non-familial succession, and how to make sure the right people are at the table to work through obstacles.
Come to our workshops at OSU’s Small Farms Conference! Register here for the conference.
Thinking of Leasing Out Your Farmland? Questions you should be asking when considering leasing out your land to new or experienced farmers.
Making the Match: Facilitated Land Access Networking For farmers & ranchers who wish to access ag land and for landholders who want to sell or lease their land or farm business.
Register here for the Oregon Small Farms Conference. The conference is geared toward farmers, agricultural professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. Educational sessions are offered on a variety of topics relevant to Oregon small farmers. Speakers include farmers, OSU Extension faculty, agribusiness, and more. This is an in-person event.
Save the date for our upcoming workshop with Thrive Hood River! Farm Succession & Viability: Planning for the Future of your Farm will take place on January 31st from 9:00am - 12:00pm at the Pine Grove Grange in Hood River. This event was generously sponsored by Bridges Organic Produce. Register here!
Northwest Ag Show is hosting their very first after-hours event! Boots & Bounty: Barn Dance & BBQ Benefit, which will support Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT). Visit the Facebook Event and RSVP "Going" or "Interested" to receive updates. Line Dancing Instruction & Live Music at 6:30 pm; Dinner at 7:30 pm; Silent Auction closes at 8:30 pm. Local country band, Outlaw Shine, will be leading line dance lessons followed by a high-energy performance. All proceeds of the event will benefit OAT!
Successfully passing on a farm can happen! Join us to discuss starting the conversation, considerations for family or non-familial succession, and making sure the right people at the table to work through obstacles. This workshop will take place at the Northwest Ag Show. Attendance is free!
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Join us to celebrate 2023 and set a festive tone for 2024 at our Harvest Gathering. We'll enjoy locally sourced appetizers,wine from Helioterra and beer from our Cheers to the Land campaign donated by Level Beer and Baerlic Brewing. We’ll also have live music, a mystery wine table, and a short program starting at 6pm.
Save the date! On November 30, 2023 from 10am-12pm, Tillamook County Creamery Association is offering a workshop on Developing an Estate and Transition Plan, including Working Lands Easements. Lunch will be provided. Register here for this workshop or the full series of 3 workshops.
Join us at this Sauvie Island Community Association Meeting to discuss succession planning basices including starting the conversation, family or non-familial succession and working through obstacles. Register here!
Thinking of leasing out your farmland? Join us to explore questions you should be asking! We’ll cover topics including site readiness and assessment, contract building, farmer perspectives and relationships, succession planning, and more. Register here.
Successfully passing on a farm can happen! Join us to discuss how either generation can start the conversation, considerations for family or non-familial succession, and making sure the right people at the table to work through obstacles. You can register for the Willamette Valley Ag Expo here. Contact Andrea Krahmer at andrea@oregonagtrust.org with questions.
Join us at the Sprague River Community Center to discuss succession planning basics including starting the conversation and working through obstacles. Contact Andrea Krahmer at andrea@oregonagtrust.org or 503-789-2467 with questions.
Join Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, Oregon Agricultural Trust, and Oregon Small Business Development Center to learn how to plan for the future of your farm. Register here
Join East Multnomah and Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Oregon Agricultural Trust, and Oregon Small Business Development Center to learn how to plan for the future of your farm. Thursday, October 26th, 2023 9:30am - 12:00pm. Register here
Save the date! On October 24, 2023 from 10am-12pm, Tillamook County Creamery Association is offering a workshop on The Human Side of Estate Planning and Working With Family Dynamics. Lunch will be provided. Register here for this workshop or the full series of 3 workshops.
The RSVP for Small Farm Social on Monday, October 2nd 2023 is now open!
Calling all small farmers and rural land managers! Join us at the Chemeketa Agricultural Complex in Salem for a casual community building event just for farmers.
Military veterans who are currently farming or hoping to are invited to a Veteran-led Farm Tour and Networking Event at Sunwave Farms in Junction City, OR on September 29th. Register here.
Join your fellow landholders and farm service providers for an evening of learning and networking. Landholders will leave knowing the right questions to ask and where to find answers in consideration of leasing out their farmland. Register here.
Small Farm School is an annual, full-day event with hands-on workshops and classroom sessions. Both beginning and experienced small-scale farmers will find classes to fit their needs. This year’s Small Farm School is on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. Registration will open on August 2nd. Register here.
Join attorney Maria Schmidlkofer for the first hour as she discusses engaging in estate planning early, elements of a successful succession plan and general timeline for implementation. Registration and more info here.
Join OAT’s Farmland Program Director Ivor Kincaide at the Farwest Show to learn more about conservation easements on working lands, the benefits of easements, the process of conveying an easement and how an easement can help with farmland succession. Registration and more info here.
Join Ag Law Section Executive Committee member Nellie McAdams as she moderates a lively and informative discussion with Maria Schmidlkofer and June Wiyrick Flores about Oregon Stewardship Trusts - a new type of purpose trust that enables steward ownership of a business. Register here.
Find your motivation for completing this important work and overcome estate planning procrastination. Learn techniques that will help you stay focused and finish. Register here: https://www.pcc.edu/schedule/summer/fin/9mny617b/.
“Avoid Procrastination in Estate Planning” is coming up on Weds, April 20th from 6:30-8:20pm through Portland Community College! Instructor Sherri Noxel will help participants identify ways to strengthen their motivation for estate planning. This is a one-session, interesting class with activities and discussions.
Join Marion SWCD, Oregon Agricultural Trust, special guest experts and farmer panelists for a planning session and discussion. We’ll cover succession basics, working with an attorney, hear from a panel of producers with successful transfers, and learn about the work of Oregon Agricultural Trust. Dinner will be provided to participants. Don’t miss this important learning session – RSVP today to reserve your seat.
It’s never too early to plan for a successful transition of your farm. Business Impact Northwest is hosting a workshop on succession including how to get the conversation started, what to consider for family or non-familial succession, and how to make sure the right people are at the table to work through obstacles.
