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Ag Legacy Symposium to focus on successionAg Legacy Symposium to focus on succession

California universities to co-host daylong event Feb. 25 in Chico.

Tim Hearden, Western Farm Press

February 8, 2023

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Tracy Schohr
Tracy Schohr, a University of California Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources adviser, will co-host a farm succession symposium Feb. 25 in Chico, Calif.Tim Hearden

Two California universities will team Feb. 25 to offer a daylong symposium on farm succession in Chico, Calif.

The event presented by the University of California Cooperative Extension and California State University, Chico will cover legal aspects, financial topics, political factors, family dynamics, and provide real-life scenarios for producers to consider incorporating into their succession plan, according to organizers.

The symposium is geared toward those who are looking to kickstart their estate plans as well as those who already have plans in place.

"Thanks to support from a USDA grant we are able to offer this workshop at a very reasonable cost to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses,” said UCCE livestock and natural resources adviser Tracy Schohr, who is co-hosting the event. Pre-registration is $30 and includes lunch.

“The event features a very high caliber of speakers that will share critical knowledge and lessons learned to help families survive generational transfer,” Schohr told Farm Press in an email.

The event will include a presentation titled “Planning Your Ag Legacy,” featuring John Hewlett of the University of Wyoming and Jeff Tranel of Colorado State University, and producer perspectives from San Francisco Bay area rancher Tim Koopmann.

To register, click here. For questions, contact Schohr at [email protected] or 916-716-2643.

About the Author

Tim Hearden

Western Farm Press

Tim Hearden is a more than 35-year veteran of agricultural, government and community journalism. He came to Farm Progress in 2018 after a nine-year stint as the California field reporter for Capital Press, an agribusiness newspaper. He spent 20 years as a reporter for daily newspapers, winning California News Publishing Association awards for reporting on flooding and drought for the Napa Valley Register and Redding Record Searchlight, respectively. He is active in North American Agricultural Journalists, a professional organization.

“I believe publications like Farm Press are the future of news and information media,” Hearden said. “People are hungry for thorough, accurate and even-handed reporting from sources that understand and respect their way of life. Ag media is one of the most vibrant and robust sectors in media, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

A lifelong Californian, Hearden lives in Redding, Calif., with his wife, Sara, a preschool teacher and third-generation Shasta County resident.

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