Oregon Agricultural Trust

Are you a producer looking to work through family business management and succession challenges? Or a service provider who would like to learn how to better serve farm and ranch businesses? Well, we've got the workshops for you! Join us on Nov. 19th and/or Nov. 20th for our Ag Business Succession Workshops taught by expert trainer Dick Wittman of Wittman Consulting and come away with a great set of business succession tools. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gWZySKr2 We are grateful to Schwabe for their generous sponsorship of this event!

A new 4-part workshop series is being offered by Enterprising Generations! The Succession Planners’ Launch Workshop is an intensive workshop to help family business owners start, or restart, their succession planning. Meet weekly on Wednesdays at 4pm from Oct. 23-Nov. 13. This could be the workshop for you if you are operating your family’s business and: - Are feeling overwhelmed by the succession planning process - Never seem to be able to make any progress - Keep having the same meeting over and over with your advisors - Experience the underlying tension of not having finished your succession planning - Are always interrupted by the urgency of running the business - Can’t see yourself ever stepping away from the daily operations - Don’t know where to begin - Want to feel more comfortable accepting your future away from the business Learn more and register here:

Announcing Cheers to the Land 2024! Cheers to the Land launches on October 12th in celebration of National Farmers' Day, and this year we're featuring 15 makers of beer, cider, and kombucha! The third annual Cheers to the Land is a collaboration between Oregon's great craft beverage makers, our beloved farmers, and OAT. Each beverage incorporates Oregon-grown ingredients and supports our work to permanently protect Oregon's working lands from development. Participating breweries include: Baerlic Brewing Company, BAUMAN'S CIDER COMPANY LLC, Block 15 Brewing Company, Breakside Brewery, Claim 52 Brewing, de Garde Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Falling Sky Brewing, FERMENT BREWING COMPANY, ForeLand Beer Co., Plank Town Brewing, Roaming Nobles Brewing Co, Soma Kombucha and Jun, The Wheel Apizza Pub, and Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery. Supplier partners are INDIE HOPS, LLC , Yakima Chief Hops, and Coleman Hops. Big thank you to our generous sponsors:Loyal Legion , Yakima Chief Hops , and Coleman Agriculture! Celebrate with us at beer release and tapping events in Springfield, Beaverton, Portland, Eugene, and Bend. Visit cheerstotheland.com/events and also check our socials regularly for event reminders. Beer and cider will be officially released on National Farmer's Day, October 12. All participating breweries will release the beers on draft, and seven of them will also be released in limited-edition Cheers to the Land 16oz cans which you'll be able to purchase in stores: https://lnkd.in/gUZhEQgM Cheers to that!

Are you an Oregon landholder considering leasing your land to farmers? Aren't sure where to start? Join Oregon Agricultural Trust, Friends of Family Farmers, and OSU Extension to learn about evaluating your land, building relationships with farmers, contract writing, and more! This virtual presentation and discussion for landholders will be held via Zoom on October 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gjbXNK2V Zoom login details will be shared by email upon registration.

Curious about how to use an easement for your ag business? On Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 12-1:30pm, join us for a free, virtual webinar to learn how Working Land Easements can be exchanged for cash, be a tool in business expansion or transition, provide tax benefits to help with succession and to make the land more affordable to the next generation. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gpvS_diR Questions? Email tara@oregonagtrust.org or call 503-798-8502

We thrilled to offer two Agriculture Business Succession Workshops with Ag Consultant Expert Trainer Dick Wittman this fall! Nov. 19, 8am-4pm: Ag Business Succession Planning for Farmers and Ranchers - service providers are welcome to register as well. This workshop will help farm & ranch business owners work through solutions to common family business management and succession challenges. $100, lunch provided. Nov. 20, 8am-4pm: Farm & Ranch Business Consultant Training for Service Providers. **We are offering continuing education credits for legal and accounting for this course, see below** This workshop will help service providers implement consulting tools to better serve farm and ranch businesses as they work through the estate and succession planning process. $300, lunch provided. **We have obtained approval for 6.25 hours of continuing legal education credits and this course meets the criteria for 8 hours of CPE technical hours as Consulting and Specialized knowledge/applications for accountants. We greatly appreciate our sponsor, The Financial Center, Inc. of Illinois, for making this workshop possible! Registration & more info here: https://lnkd.in/gWZySKr2

We're hosting a free workshop in Burns! On Wednesday, 10/16 from 9-12, join us for Working with Service Providers for your Farm & Food Businesses, presented with Biz Harney Opportunity Collaborative. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gCNUR9XA The agenda includes: - Business analysis tools for your operation - Optimizing your market presence - Insurance needs for your food business - How to find available grant funds - Getting the food you produce to market Lunch is provided. Contact Andrea Krahmer at andrea@oregonagtrust.org or 503-789-2467 with questions.

Cheers to the Land 2024 is coming right up! We had the great opportunity to visit one of our collaborators this year, de Garde Brewing, to learn more about their unique brewing process, sample some of the beers, and participate in a blending session to create their Cheers to the Land brew! It was a fascinating and fun visit. Stay tuned for more stories, news and events: Cheers to the Land 2024 launches in less than a month!

We had the opportunity to participate in a ranch tour at Creswell Oaks, where we heard from ranchers Darrick and Molly Salyers about how they've used programs similar to the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program (OAHP) to bolster agriculture and conservation, facilitate succession, sequester carbon, and run a financially viable operation. Founded in 2017, OAHP is a set of four grant programs that provide mutual benefits for agriculture, water quality and quantity, and habitat. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/4e366JH Big thank you to the Salyer Family, Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts , Oregon Climate and Agriculture Network, and everyone who attended the tour!

We are excited to share that we'll hosting two Agriculture Business Succession Workshops with Ag Consultant Expert Trainer Dick Wittman this fall! Nov. 19, 8am-4pm: Ag Business Succession Planning for Farmers and Ranchers - service providers are welcome to register as well. This workshop will help farm & ranch business owners work through solutions to common family business management and succession challenges. $100, lunch provided. Nov. 20, 8am-4pm: Farm & Ranch Business Consultant Training for Service Providers. **We are offering continuing education credits for legal and accounting for this course, see below** This workshop will help service providers implement consulting tools to better serve farm and ranch businesses as they work through the estate and succession planning process. $300, lunch provided. **We have obtained approval for 6.25 hours of continuing legal education credits and this course meets the criteria for 8 hours of CPE technical hours as Consulting and Specialized knowledge/applications for accountants. Registration & more info here: https://buff.ly/4guwZI8