Farm and Ranch Transition Conference to Visit Clyde, Delphos and Beloit

The Central Kansas, Phillips-Rooks, Post Rock, and River Valley Extension Districts will be hosting conferences this August aimed to help farmers and ranchers plan the transition of their farms.

According to the 2016 Family Business Survey by the National Bureau of Economic Research Family Business Alliance, 43 percent of family-owned businesses don’t have a succession plan, yet 75 percent want the business to continue through the family.

River Valley District Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Luke Byers tells KNCK News planning is key to helping keep the farm legacy alive for another generation.

Byers says these upcoming conferences will ease the process and provide guidance to farm families about transition planning.

The conferences will be held August 22nd at the Clyde Apartments Auditorium in Clyde; August 23rd at the Delphos Auditorium in Delphos; August 24th at the Beloit Methodist Church; and August 25th at the Phillips County Fair Building in Phillipsburg.

Each conference will start with check-in at 8:30 am and the program will run from 9 am to 3:30 pm.

Byers says each event will feature four speakers, including Dr. Ron Hanson, Harlan Agribusiness Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska.

The conference will end with a panel question and answer session where attendees can ask the speakers more in-depth questions about the transition process.

The cost for each conference is $15, or $45 for a family of four.  Pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, August 16th.

For more information or to get registered, you can call Byers at (785) 632-5335.