Managing Risk and Making Money with Flexible Cash Lease Provisions

Make plans to attend this workshop designed for landowners and tenants.  Information will be provided that will assist with preparing lease agreements.  Rental rates have been quite variably recently due to flucuating input costs, this workshop will explore different ways to determine equitable rental rates.  Pre-registration is required.

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AG-ceptional Women

No matter what their role, women in agriculture can fulfill it with more confidence and knowledge after attending a one-day conference at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
The conference, AG-ceptional Women, is Friday, November 20th, from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in the Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast campus in Norfolk.
Bonnie Schulz, Northeast agriculture instructor, and Corinne Morris, associate dean of the agriculture, health and science division, are conference directors.
According to Schulz, this conference is designed to help farm wives, country gals, and agribusiness women empower themselves to meet the challenges of the diverse agriculture industry. “This conference will provide a networking venue where women in agriculture can gain knowledge to develop management skills, confidence in their decision making, and information for an overall sense of well-being.,” she said.
She said this conference is ideal for women who want to learn more about farm/ranch management, woman landowners, women involved in day-to-day business and family decisions, and women involved in other facets of agribusiness.
“We hope to empower women to meet their goals in agriculture in this seminar,” Schulz said. “If management/ownership is a goal, we want to provide information to help women reach that goal. If attending or returning to college to earn a degree is a goal, we want to provide information on how a busy woman can do that.”
Registration and a continental breakfast with soy donuts, compliments of the Nebraska Soybean Board, are scheduled for 8-9 a.m. Following a welcome at 9, Mary Kay Mueller, the Gratitude Guru, will present the keynote address at 9:30. Mueller is the author of the book, “Taking Care of Me: The Habits of Happiness.” Based on her book, Mueller will explore why we run from happiness; the habits of the happiest people, how to make happiness contagious, and more.

Break-out sessions are scheduled at 11 a.m. and 1:30, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Each participant can choose to attend four, 45-minute break-out sessions by 26 different presenters during the course of the day. The break-out sessions will include topics like farm tax strategies; insurance; sustaining innovation in food, feed and fuel; the future of irrigation water; online grain marketing, grain marketing strategies and commodity marketing; agri-tourism; basic crop insurance; fitness for a busy lifestyle, and classes and technology for agriculture. “We have many more interesting break-outs sessions,” Schulz said. “I encourage everyone to find out more at www.northeast.edu”
A luncheon with a Fashion Show by RENEGADE Work, Western, and Weekend is scheduled for noon.
Lynette Brown, a dairy farm wife and Harlan County Extension Assistant, will wrap up the day with a humorous look at the role ag women have in farming and ranching. She will also examine the differences and similarities in that role between herself and her mother and grandmother.
According to Schulz, registration fees have been kept affordable because of the assistance of 75 business, commodity board, agencies, and organizations. Pre-registration is available now through Tuesday, November 10, at a cost of $25. After the 10th, registration is $40. The fee includes all workshops and materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks.
A printable registration form is available online at www.northeast.edu Registrants should make checks payable to Northeast Community College.

Returning to the Farm Workshop Starts Dec.11

 A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension workshop will assist families in making successful working arrangements and a financial plan when bringing a young person back to the farm or ranch operation.
Returning to the Farm, held during two weekends Dec. 11-12 and Jan. 8-9 at Lincoln's Holiday Inn downtown, will help the family accomplish numerous goals to make returning to the operation successful, said Megan Voss, project coordinator, agricultural economics at UNL.
"Bringing a young person into a farm/ranch operation presents challenges," Voss said. "However, this workshop can help the young person get a solid start, keep the farm/ranch in the family and ensure a comfortable retirement for all involved."
The workshop is recommended for college students, parents, spouses and significant others who plan to farm or ranch together, families currently operating farmers or ranches, and those who are making business and family decisions. All members of the operation management team should attend both weekend sessions, Voss said.
During the program, participants will review financial feasibility, balance sheets and trend sheets; identify estate planning issues; develop a farm/ranch transition plan; set both personal and professional goals; and look at the communication process between family members.
Program presenters include UNL Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension personnel. Registration of $300 for the first four family members, plus $35 for each family member after the first four, is due Nov. 30. Registrations received after Nov. 30 will be charged an additional $35. Registration is limited to the first 15 families with paid registrations. The registration fee covers instruction, handout materials, meeting room costs, breaks and meals.
One hour of AECN credit is available for UNL students.  For more information or to register, contact Voss at (800) 535-3456, e-mail mvoss2@unl.edu or visit the Web at http://wia.unl.edu/programs/returningtothefarm.html