Farm families
throughout New York State
can attend these regional
workshops to help get their
personal farm transition process
started (or jump-started).
A step-by-step curriculum
(FarmLink curriculum) helps
the family move through this
complex process at their own
speed and comfort level.
Registration Information Workshops
available on request.
Audience Farm families.
Instructors Steve
Richards and George Conneman,
Cornell Cooperative Extension
farm management educators;
agricultural service providers.
By
Attending You Will • Learn the
step-by-step process for a farm transfer
• Learn the personal,
legal, and financial tools
necessary for a successful
transfer
• Meet consultants
and professionals that can
help with a farm transfer
Teaching Format The teaching
venue will be lecture mixed with interactive
activities, involving the
use of panel discussions,
case studies, and short
hands-on exercises. Most
formats include working
through the farm transfer
workbooks.
Contact Information
NYFarmNet / NYFarmLink
415 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
Planning
for Health Risks that Affect Farm Businesses
Description New York agricultural
producers will obtain a better understanding
of the personal and financial
risks that affect their agricultural
businesses due to improper
health care planning. Producers
will also have a chance to
meet health care professionals
employed by insurance companies,
government-sponsored programs,
and non-profit organizations.
Date & Location Workshops
available on request.
Registration Information Call
Steve Richards at 1-800-547-3276.
Audience
Farm businesses.
Instructors Steve Richards,
director, NYFarmLink; New York
health care professionals.
By Attending You Will
• Better understand
the health risks affecting
the continuity of your business
• Be able to network
with health care professionals,
elder law attorneys, and
non-profit agricultural
health care organizations
• Learn how good planning
may save you thousands of
dollars
Teaching Format The teaching
venue will be lecture-based with specific
workshop break-out sessions.
Case studies will be employed
where necessary. The audience
will leave with a resource
package that explains health
care risks to farmers and
the services, insurance
products, government programs,
and resources that are available
to help them plan for these
risks.
Contact Information
NYFarmNet / NYFarmLink
415 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
Partnerships,
Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliances
New York agricultural producers
will obtain a better understanding
of the options available to
them through business partnership
arrangements. AEM faculty
and staff, as well as corporate
law attorneys, will explain
the different options available
and the advantages/disadvantages
of each.
Date & Location Workshops
available on request.
Registration Information Call
Steve Richards at 1-800-547-3276.
Audience Farm businesses.
Instructors Steve Richards,
director, NYFarmLink; Jeff Fetter.
By Attending You Will • Learn that a general
partnership is not the only
answer to working with someone
else
• Learn how you can
protect your business interests
in a business arrangement.
• Learn what legal,
financial, and personal
practices are needed to
help make a business arrangement
successful
Teaching Format The teaching
venue will be question-and-answer based
on specific topics to be
covered. Case studies will
be employed where necessary.
The audience will leave
with a resource package
that explains different
partnership agreements.
Contact Information
NYFarmNet / NYFarmLink
415 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
