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Programs: 28th Annual Farming Together Workshop

Stewart Center, Room 218A, Purdue University
January 25-26, 2008

As you look towards the future of your farming operation, there are many issues to consider. One issue might be how to bring a son, daughter, or partner into the farming operation. The Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University will be hosting a farming together workshop on January 25-26, 2008, on the Purdue campus. This workshop will provide valuable information and answer questions on the issues involved with bringing someone into the operation. The workshop provides an opportunity for you, your son, daughter, or partner to begin making decisions together about the future of the farm business. This conference is also a wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend with a family member who is attending Purdue.

A copy of the brochure for the 28th annual workshop is available for download from this site. If you have an interest in the workshop and would like to be notified when the brochure becomes available, send an e-mail today to millerwa@purdue.edu .

For some of the sessions, it is helpful to gather information prior to the workshop. Items to submit prior the workshop shop include the following:

1.       For the session on communications, we ask that you complete the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator. A copy for each person attending the workshop will be sent to you when you register for the workshop.

2.       For the Assessing Your Resources session, we ask that you submit some balance sheet and income statement data. These data are used to calculate various measures of financial performance that will be discussed as a part of this session. A form for reporting these data and a set of instructions will be set to you when you register, but these are also available here –

Data Form

Instructions

3.       For the Legal Question and Answer Session, we ask that you submit your questions ahead of the workshop. A form for sending us your questions will be sent to you when you register and it can also be obtained here.

A general outline of the workshop program appears below. If you would like additional information, please call Alan Miller at 765-494-4203 or send an e-mail message to millerwa@purdue.edu . Or contact Craig Dobbins at (765) 494-9041, cdobbins@purdue.edu .

Information
Friday
9:00 am Registration: Stewart Center Room 218A
9:30 am Welcome and Overview of Workshop Alan Miller, Farm Business Management Specialist
9:45 am Effective Communication in the Family Business Janet Ayres, Professor
12:00 pm Lunch on your own  
1:00 pm Developing a Shared Vision for the Future of the Farm Maria Marshall, Assistant Professor
2:30 pm Afternoon Break
2:45 pm Developing A Management Succession Plan Alan Miller, Farm Business Management Specialist
3:30 pm Farming Together – Assessing Your Resources
Craig Dobbins, Professor
5:00 pm Supper on your own
7:00 pm Farming Together – Working with Family and Staying Friends Bob Taylor, Professor
Saturday
8:00 am Different Ways to Share Ownership and Management to Share Alan Miller, Farm Business Management Specialist
8:30 am Work Session  
9:00 am Organizational Structure & Job Descriptions Craig Dobbins, Professor
9:30 am Work Session
10:00 am Morning Break
10:15 am Legal Question and Answer Session Gerald Harrison, Professor and Attorney
10:45 am Work Session  
11:15 am Our Experiences: A Peer Interview
12:15 pm Workshop Ends  

 


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