- Farm Succession Workshop · March 23rd, 2027 · 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM ET
In Person Farm Succession Workshop
Getting Your Financial House in Order will be presented by Phil Taylor of Horizon Farm Credit, followed by a session on Farm Family Communication. Darlene Livingston of PA Farm Link will address Long Term Care and the Risk to the Farm, and Attorney Rob Clark of Clark & Clark will cover Legal Considerations.
Date
March 23rd, 2027
Time
9:30 AM- 3:30 PM ET
Format
Farm Succession Workshop
Registration Form
Event details
$20
Space is Limited. Includes lunch, farm succession planning workbooks, Guide to Obtaining Care and Long Term Care and the Farm booklets.
Washington County Conservation Office
50 Old Hickory Ridge Rd Washington, PA 15301
March 23rd, 2027
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET.
Registration Deadline: March 15, 2027
Your Speakers
Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor, M.S., is a farm business consultant with Farm Credit in western Pennsylvania with over eleven years of consulting experience. He is a Certified Farm Succession Coordinator through the International Farm Transition Network. He has more than 3 years of agriculture industry experience, specializing in accounting, financial business analysis, farm succession and transition, feasibility investigations, and team facilitation. He helps farm families understand the importance of complete and accurate financial and production records for making the best management decisions for future success.
Robert Clark
Clark & Clark, Attorneys at Law
Clark & Clark, Attorneys at Law is a father-son practice located in New Wilmington, PA. Bob Clark had the opportunity to spend the first 33 years of his life on an operating Jersey dairy farm. He began the practice in 1983, and son, Robert Jr., joined the firm in 2018. The practice focuses on Estate Planning (Wills, Power of Attorneys, Living Wills) Real Estate (representing buyers and sellers and providing title insurance), Estate Administration, establishment of business organizations, Oil and Gas Law, and Farm Family Representation, assisting families with transitioning farms to the next generation.
Donna Truesdell RN, MS
Donna is a registered nurse and licensed independent health insurance and Medicare broker in Pennsylvania. She has also been involved in farming for more than 30 years. Donna has been involved in case management of health care needs in various settings and has supported financial planners with client strategic planning. Currently Donna assists families with planning for, understanding the options, and arranging for long term care needs of family members.
Previously Donna was an administrator in two Massachusetts hospitals where she presented and published in the field of healthcare quality.
Darlene Livingston
Program Development Associate · PA Farm Link
Darlene has served as the Executive Director of PA Farm Link for 17 years. Leading the organization’s farm succession education and facilitation services and developing next level farm succession programming. She oversees continued education programs for ag professionals, online learning academy for farmers, along with many digital and print resources. Most recently Darlene and Joy Kirpatrick, University of Wisconsin co-edited of Cultivating Continuity, Expert Insights for Farm Succession. Born and raised on a diversified farm, Darlene has a lifetime of farm experience working with three generations on the farm. Her family currently owns and operates Mahoning Creek Farm, a preserved century farm in Indiana County. Fun fact: Darlene’s first fulltime job was Washington County 4-H Agent in 1985-86
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This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2024-70027-42540.
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Farm Succession Workshop · March 23rd, 2027 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET