FarmHope workshop set for Jan. 12 in Lubbock
Free, practical guidance for farmers and ranchers facing stress, financial pressure, estate-planning questions
A FarmHope workshop will take place on Jan. 12 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock, 1102 E Farm-to-Market Road 1294, in Lubbock.
FarmHope is a collaborative effort of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M Health Telehealth Institute.
Participants are asked to preregister online. The free training begins with sign-in at 11:30 a.m. and runs through 3 p.m.
Lunch will be provided and is sponsored by the Texas Corn Producers, Texas Wheat Producers, Texas Peanut Producers and Capital Farm Credit. This program is provided as part of a partnership with the National Agricultural Law Center and is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The program is designed to help participants create farm and ranch estate and financial plans, as well as address how to cope with the unique agricultural stressors.
“Having these plans in place will help to ensure the success and well-being of the next generation who will take over the farm,” said event organizer Tiffany Lashmet, J.D., AgriLife Extension agricultural law specialist and professor, Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics, Amarillo.
On the program
The workshop will include four sessions:
- Basic estate planning, Lashmet.
- Mental health and agriculture, Miquela Smith, AgriLife Extension health program specialist in the Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit, Lubbock.
- Financial planning, Kyler Billingsley, Capital Farm Credit, Lubbock.
- FarmHope services – Mikaela Spooner, Ph.D., psychologist and clinician at the Texas A&M Telehealth Institute.
For questions regarding event details, contact Lashmet at [email protected] or Lacrecia Garza, AgriLife Extension administrative associate, at [email protected].
