If you recently inherited farmland, are a first-time landowner, or any landowner interested in education on land management strategies, you might want to attend one of the upcoming seminars on land ownership hosted by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension coming up in early April. This seminar series, "So You've Inherited a Farm, Now What?" will offer education on land management strategies.

Events are currently being planned for:

• Norfolk on April 4th, 1:30 p.m.

• Hastings, April 6th, 1 p.m.

• Kearney, April 15th, 9:30 a.m.

• North Platte, April 15th, 2 p.m.

Participants can use this 2 ½ hour workshop to answer questions like:

• Am I keeping the farm, or selling it?

LAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: A seminar series coming up in early April will offer education on land management strategies valuable to first-time landowners. "I am contacted monthly from citizens who have had their parents pass away, and now they are managing a farm for the first time in their lives," said Allan Vyhnalek. "They may have even grown up there, but haven't been around for 30 or 40 years, and need to understand that farming practices and management concepts have changed."

• How do I manage a farm? If leasing, what are key lease provisions?

• What legal considerations do I have with this decision?

• How do we manage family communications and expectations when other family is involved?

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"I am contacted monthly from citizens who have had their parents pass away, and now they are managing a farm for the first time in their lives," said Allan Vyhnalek, Extension Educator and event speaker. "They may have even grown up there, but haven't been around for 30 or 40 years, and need to understand that farming practices and management concepts have changed."

Pre-registration is requested by two days prior to the event. Registration fee is $20 per person or $30 per couple. Contact the local extension office for the host county to register by three days prior to that event. To attend in Norfolk call 402-370-4000 to register, for Hastings call 402-461-7209, for Kearney call 308-236-1235, and for North Platte call 308-532-2683.

The program is being provided by Allan Vyhnalek, Tim Lemmons, and Jim Jansen, Extension Educators from Nebraska Extension, who provide the farm land management education for eastern Nebraska.

For more information or assistance, contact Allan Vyhnalek, Extension Educator in Platte County at 402-563-4901 or e-mail [email protected].

Source: University of Nebraska Extension in Platte County