Early Bird Registration Deadline for IFTN Farm Succession Coordinator Training Nears

By: David Marrison, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Farm Management

The early bird registration deadline of February 1 is nearing for agricultural professionals interested in attending the International Farm Transition Network’s (IFTN) Certified Farm Succession Coordinator Training on April 20-22 in Wooster, Ohio. The registration fee for this program is $900 prior before February 1 and will increase to $999 thereafter. Only 9 seats are available for this training.

Training Details

This 20-hour training will offer participants insight into the barriers to farm succession, strategies for working with families, facilitation tools to guide the process, and opportunities to consider real-life examples of farm transfer conflicts. Upon completion of the training, registrants are eligible to complete a certification exam to become a Certified IFTN Farm Succession Coordinator. 

The training will be held at the Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center in Wooster, Ohio on Monday, April 20 (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Tuesday, April 21 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Wednesday, April 22 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.). Lunch will be provided each day as well as dinner on Monday. Tuesday evening dinner is on your own.

Instructors for this training include Joy Kirkpatrick (Farm Succession Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kiley Fleming (Executive Director of the Iowa Mediation Service), and David Marrison (OSU Extension Field Specialist in Farm Management). All have been farm succession instructors for over a decade and have extensive experience in human resources, facilitation, and mediation.

The early-bird registration fee is $900 per person before February 1 and $999 thereafter. The class is limited to the first 30 professionals registered. Pre-registration is required by March 15. The fee covers program materials, lunch each day, dinner on Monday evening, and a complimentary one-year membership to the International Farm Transition Network. Registration can be made at go.osu.edu/IFTN.

Hotel Block

A hotel block has been secured at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 959 Dover Road in Wooster, Ohio for $138/night (plus applicable taxes). Reservations can be made at: group.hiltongardeninn.com/emmmkw or by calling 330-202-7701 using the group code: IFTN.

Sponsors

Sponsors of this event include AgCredit, Farm Credit Mid-America, Nationwide, Ohio Corn Checkoff, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Small Grains Checkoff, Ohio Soybean Association, Ohio State Bar Association/Agricultural Law Committee, OSU Extension, Ohio Farm Bureau and the USDA Farm Service Agency.

Registration

Click here for program flyer.

Click here for Registration and program details can be found at: go.osu.edu/IFTN

Location

Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center 2122 Williams Road Wooster, Ohio

For More Information

More information can be obtained by contacting David Marrison, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Farm Management at 740-722-6073 or marrison.2@osu.edu