UNL CropWatch Sept. 22, 2010: Nebraska Farmers and Ranchers College Announces Fall Speakers

UNL CropWatch Sept. 22, 2010: Nebraska Farmers and Ranchers College Announces Fall Speakers

Oct. 22, 2010

NOTE: Due to snow delays, the Farmers and Ranchers College Program with Dr. David Kohl scheduled for Monday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15 at the Bruning Opera House.  See story for more about this program series.

Family farm transitions and the future of agriculture will be featured topics for this fall's Farmers and Ranchers College programs.

Started in 2000, the Farmers and Ranchers College provides programs and workshops to help growers in south central Nebraska improve agricultural production and management.

This year's topics and speakers include:

  • November 30 — Family Farm Transitioning with Dave Goeller, Dave Specht, and Joe Hawbaker; Davenport Community Building; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., a program on what to consider when transferring farms from one generation to the next. Call the Fillmore County Extension Office by Nov. 23 to make your reservation.
     
  • December 13 — What Happened the Past Ten Years and What's to Come (in agriculture) with Dr. David Kohl; Bruning Opera House; 1 p.m.

Goeller, a project coordinator in UNL's Department of Agricultural Economics, has worked with several extension farm management programs, including Managing for Tomorrow, Decisions Now, Returning to the Farm, and Winning the Game. His current focus is on farm and ranch business succession and estate planning.  Specht is with the UNL College of Business Administration and teaches family business management. Hawbaker is an attorney specializing in agricultural law.

Kohl, a professor emeritus in agricultural and applied economics from Virginia Tech University, is a returning favorite to the Farmers and Ranchers College. Kohl has addressed the American Bankers Agricultural Conference for 30 consecutive years, and has appeared before numerous state bankers’ schools and conferences throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Two additional Farmers and Ranchers College programs are planned for this. Watch in CropWatch for further details as they become available.

Planners

The Farmers and Ranchers College Committee consists of Fred Bruning of Bruning, Bryan Dohrman of Grafton, Sarah Miller of Carleton, Eric Milton of Milligan, Philip Janda of Clay Center, Bryce Kassik of Milligan, Jake Voss of Davenport, Gordy Nuss of Sutton, and Brandy VanDeWalle of Ohiowa.

The program is funded through contributions from area businesses, organizations, and commodity boards. In-kind support is provided by UNL Extension.

Brandy VanDeWalle
Extension Educator, Fillmore County

 


 

 

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