Farm Direct Marketing
Dec
11
9:30 AM09:30

Farm Direct Marketing

  • Extension Auditorium/Courthouse Annex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for Farm Direct Marketing, the third workshop in the 4-part Farm & Ranch Management Workshop Series in Roseburg, Oregon. Selling directly to the consumer is one way for farmers and market gardeners to make a sustainable living in agriculture. This workshop will teach you about what products are allowed in Farm Direct, how to label them, and how to keep records of your sales. Register here.

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Tracking Agricultural Productivity for Decision Making
Jan
8
9:30 AM09:30

Tracking Agricultural Productivity for Decision Making

  • Extension Auditorium/Courthouse Annex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for Tracking Agricultural Productivity for Decision Making, the final workshop in the 4-part Farm & Ranch Management Workshop Series in Roseburg, Oregon. In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate how to use maps and spreadsheets to determine physical soil properties, estimate current and potential production, and form management units. This can be used in soil fertility testing and to make agronomic, economic input decisions. Register here.

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Navigating Farm Succession
Jan
29
9:00 AM09:00

Navigating Farm Succession

Register here for this half-day workshop, in which Oregon Agricultural Trust (OAT) will share case studies and best practices for handling common challenges like family conflict and farm business management. Attorney Maria Schmidlkofer will also join us to share her knowledge from years of working with Willamette Valley farmers to create estate plans and farm business succession plans. Lunch is included, and attendees will be eligible for a FREE 1-hour advising session with OAT succession planning experts! Brought to you by Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District.

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Navigating Farm Succession
Nov
13
12:30 PM12:30

Navigating Farm Succession

  • Clatsop Community College, Patriot Hall Room 207 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Register here to join us for Navigating Farm Succession, a free, in-person workshop in Astoria, OR where we’ll discuss case studies with family conflict scenarios & potential solutions to common farm business management challenges. You will learn about tools to advance the succession conversation and where to find guidance with the process. Questions? Email andrea@oregonagtrust.org

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Navigating Farm Succession
Nov
6
9:30 AM09:30

Navigating Farm Succession

  • Extension Auditorium/Courthouse Annex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for Navigating Farm Succession, the second workshop in the 4-part Farm & Ranch Management Workshop Series in Roseburg, OR. We’ll discuss case studies with family conflict scenarios & potential solutions to common farm business management challenges. Learn about tools to advance the succession conversation and where to find guidance with the process. Register here.

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Your Farm’s Future: Business and Land Transfer Foundations
Oct
30
9:00 AM09:00

Your Farm’s Future: Business and Land Transfer Foundations

  • Ascension School Camp and Conference Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join American Farmland Trust (AFT) and our local partners for an interactive workshop on succession and how to plan for the future of your farm or ranch! Hear from Oregon Agricultural Trust, Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center, AFT's Land Transfer Navigator, and a panel of local ranchers who will share their creative land access and succession strategies.  Don't miss out! Register Here

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Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials
Oct
16
9:30 AM09:30

Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials

  • Extension Auditorium/Courthouse Annex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials, the first workshop in a 4-part Farm & Ranch Management Workshop Series in Roseburg, OR. We’ll discuss how farm business analysis tools such as business plans, cash flow budgets, and financial statements can help with decision making and achieving your farm’s goals. Register here.

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Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials
Oct
10
9:30 AM09:30

Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials

  • Mt. Hood Community College Room AC1251 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Register here for our free Business Plans & Basic Farm Financials workshop to discuss how farm business analysis tools such as business plans, balance sheets and cash flow budgets can help with decision making and achieving your farm’s goals. Lunch provided. Sponsored by East Multnomah SWCD. Email andrea@oregonagtrust.org with questions.

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Free, Virtual Brownbag: Insurance in the Agricultural Sector
Sep
17
12:00 PM12:00

Free, Virtual Brownbag: Insurance in the Agricultural Sector

Seth Rowfrom Stoel Rives will provide a high-level overview of common insurance issues that arise in the Ag sector. We will cover basic insurance terminology and concepts, and then dive into topics like pollution legal liability, vendor coverages, in-ground crop protection, the intersection of employer’s liability and contractual indemnity, premises liability, and how to protect products in shipment. Listener participation and questions will be encouraged. This event is open to everyone, but directed toward attorneys.

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The Agricultural Law Section is applying for 1 General CLE credit for this event.

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Creating a Basic Farm Balance Sheet
Sep
10
1:45 PM13:45

Creating a Basic Farm Balance Sheet

  • Clairmont Hall, Clackamas Community College (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Balance sheets can be so useful! Learn why balance sheets are important, what they can tell you about your farm, and how they can help with decision-making and achieving your farm goals. This session will walk through a step-by-step case study that illustrates how to put together a basic farm balance sheet. Take the information and skills home to use in your farm business! Register here

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Business Plans & Basic Farm Financials
Sep
8
11:00 AM11:00

Business Plans & Basic Farm Financials

Join us for Business Plans and Basic Farm Financials a free workshop in Hood River hosted by Gorge Grown and Oregon Agricultural Trust. We’ll discuss how farm business analysis tools such as business plans, cash flow budgets and financial statements can help with decision making and achieving your farm’s goals. Register here.

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Free, Virtual Brownbag: Legislative Updates
Jul
30
12:00 PM12:00

Free, Virtual Brownbag: Legislative Updates

Hear from a variety of organizations and advocates who work on issues related to agriculture about the process and outcomes of the 2025 long Legislative Session and about the short session to come in 2026. Register here. This event is open to everyone, but directed toward attorneys.

The Agricultural Law Section is applying for 1 General CLE credit for this event.

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Working Land Easements & Strategies to Advance Your Succession Conversation
Jul
22
10:00 AM10:00

Working Land Easements & Strategies to Advance Your Succession Conversation

Register here for this free workshop at Klamath Community College! Explore how working with a Succession Advisor could be a helpful strategy in the conversation; understand how working land easements could be a tool to help with transition, and stay through lunch to visit one-on-one with local service providers who could be beneficial to your farm business.

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Assessing Your Business & Accessing Farmland
Feb
22
9:00 AM09:00

Assessing Your Business & Accessing Farmland

  • Oregon Farm Bureau Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

From farm business financials, business planning, the property purchase process, and getting loan application ready, to going over the purchase and sale process, trends in farmland sales, building a solid transitional team, and avoiding transactional pitfalls, this seminar is packed full of information about that will help you move forward in your business and property goals.

Register here!

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Family Business Owners' Succession Planning Launch Workshop
Feb
19
4:00 PM16:00

Family Business Owners' Succession Planning Launch Workshop

If you are feeling overwhelmed, don’t know where to begin, and/or are always interrupted by the urgency of running your business, the Succession Planner’s Launch Workshop will give you clarity, focus, tools and get you ready for your next steps. 

Learn more and register here. This online course runs once a week from February 19th through March 12th.

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Farm & Ranch Business Consultant Training for Service Providers
Nov
20
8:00 AM08:00

Farm & Ranch Business Consultant Training for Service Providers

  • Chemeketa Community College Ag Complex (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This workshop will help service providers implement consulting tools to better serve farm and ranch businesses as they work through the estate and succession planning process. Presenter Dick Wittman will share a condensed version of concepts and guidance from his two-day Train-the-Trainer workshop.This workshop is designed for service providers who are advising farm and ranch business owners on transition planning, assisting clients in their business management practices and looking for strategies to prevent and reduce conflict in the family business. Register here.

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