Farm sussession and transition can seem overwhelming but is definitley doable when taken in little bites and with facilitation, if that is needed. Here are two events in NC FarmLinks network that might interest landowners and their relatives.
June 25 Orange County
Are you interested in planning for your property or farm’s future and the potential to protect it forever? Join Orange County staff and guest attorneys from Kennon Craver PLLC., for a presentation and discussion about conservation easements and farm succession/estate planning on Wednesday, June 25 from 8:30 to 11 am.
Topics include:
• What is a Conservation Easement?
• What does it mean and how do they work
• The process, funding, and timeline
• Importance of farm and succession planning (Infrastructure, future homes, etc.)
• Farm Succession Planning
• How to encourage family and create a farm succession plan
• Best practices and legal process of succession planning
• Benefit and impact of Easements in the process
RSVP by Monday, June 16 to chirni@orangecountync.gov or call 919-245-2514.
June 26 & July 10 Chatham County
The Chatham County Farmland Preservation Program is offering a two-day farmland transition and estate planning workshop on Thursday, June 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, July 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Chatham County Agricultural and Conference Center at 1192 US Hwy 64 W Business, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Attendance at both workshops is recommended but not required.
The workshops are free, but registration is required. Chatham County residents may register online. Individuals may also register by contacting Farmland Preservation Coordinator Andrew Waters at (919) 545-8447 or andrew.waters@chathamcountync.gov.
The workshop will include presentations and trainings from: the Land Loss Prevention Group, a legal aid nonprofit; the NC Farmlink Program, a farmland transition service of the N.C. State Cooperative Extension; the American Farmland Trust, a national nonprofit promoting agricultural preservation; and the Working Lands Trust, a statewide land conservancy.
Chatham County’s Farmland Preservation Program is an initiative of the Chatham Soil & Water Conservation District in coordination with the Chatham County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. For more information or questions about this event, please contact Waters at andrew.waters@chathamcountync.gov or (919) 545-8447.
Register on-line for the free workshops.
Farmland Transition Planning Workshop flyer
