Workshop series to target agricultural producers, rural landowners
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Dr. Jason Johnson, 254-968-4144, jljohnson@tamu.edu
STEPHENVILLE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer five Estate and Transition Planning Workshops for Agricultural Producers in February and March.
All five workshops share a similar curriculum and start with registration at 9:45 a.m. followed by the program from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Individual registration is $35 and covers all materials and lunch. For more information contact Dr. Jason Johnson, 254-968-4144, jljohnson@tamu.edu
Download a registration brochure at: http://stephenville.tamu.edu/estate-planning/ or contact the AgriLife Extension agent in any of the participating counties.
The dates and locations are as follows:
– Feb. 19, AgriLife Extension office in Taylor County, 1982 Lytle Way, Abilene.
– Feb. 21, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1229 North U.S. Highway 281, Stephenville.
– Feb. 27, AgriLife Extension office in Gillespie County, 95 Frederick Road, Fredericksburg.
– March 4, Myers Park and Event Center, 7117 County Road 166, McKinney.
– March 6, Waco Association of Realtors office, 2025 North 44th, Waco.
The workshops are all hands-on and will address critical estate, retirement and transition planning issues and resources, Johnson said.
Program topics and resources to be covered will include estate planning concepts, gifting and gift tax considerations, estate planning goals and objectives, retirement planning resources and transition planning alternatives.
“Participants will leave the program better prepared to work effectively with their trusted advisors and implement their desired plans,” Johnson said. “Talking about estate planning is difficult and implementing an estate plan can be even harder.
“That’s why these workshops have been designed to enable sufficient time for questions and discussions in a safe harbor learning environment so participants can relate the information from their own individual circumstances and perspectives. To further ensure those in attendance get the most out of the material, all will receive a workbook containing the materials covered along with references to other useful planning resources.”
Along with Johnson, the presenters will include Dr. Wayne Hayenga and Bill Thompson, both faculty with Texas A&M University’s department of agricultural economics and AgriLife Extension. Hayenga is an attorney and has conducted estate planning seminars for more than 40 years, while Johnson and Thompson have more than 20 years experience working with farm and ranch families in their roles as regional agricultural economists in Stephenville and San Angelo, respectively.
“Our aim is to arm agricultural producers and landowners with the knowledge they need to build an effective and efficient estate,” Johnson said. “By doing so, they ensure that the rewards of a lifetime of work are preserved for current and future generations or are directed as they intended.”
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