Farm Estate Planning Workshops - Materials
"Rising land prices have pushed the values of farm assets to
high levels. When it becomes time to pass farms to a new
generation, estate planning is essential to accomplish family
goals. The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
has upcoming workshops that will help farm families with estate
planning in the constantly changing economic and legislative
situations we face. It will be well worth attending these
sessions for many Maryland owners of farmland."
Dr. Bruce
Gardner, Interim Dean
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
What Happened?
Two, one day seminars for farm families and owners of farm
and rural land were held in August at two Maryland sites. The
purposes of these workshops were to
 | Develop a working knowledge of the various types of
estate planning tools that are applicable to their unique
situations. |
| Understand the federal and state tax implications of the
various estate planning tools. |
| Be motivated and comfortable in seeking local resources
to establish their individual estate plans. |
Agenda and Presenter Materials
- Estate
Planning Workshop
Wesley Musser, University of Maryland, Presiding
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Welcome and
Introductions |
Shannon Potter,
Talbot Co, MCE (in Easton)
Mary Ellen Waltemire, MCE (in Mt. Airy)
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Estate Planning
and Farm Finance
Presentation
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Kenny Bounds,
Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit (in Easton)
Jim May, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit (in Mt. Airy)
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Basics of Estate
Planning
Presentation
Glossary
Resources
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Mike Sciabarrasi,
University of New Hampshire |
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Maryland
Perspective |
Michael Hodes,
Hodes, Ulman, Pessin, & Katz, Towson, MD
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Agricultural Land Preservation
Presentation
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Lori Lynch, University of Maryland
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Who Gets
Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
Presentation
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Donna Brinsfield,
Caroline Co, MCE (in Easton)
Lynn Little, Washington County, MCE (in Mt. Airy)
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Effective Communication among Family Members
Presentation
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Toby Treem,
University of Maryland, School of Law
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For more information contact
Dr. Wesley Musser
Dept of Agriculture and Resource Economics
University of Maryland
2200 Symons Hall
College Park MD 20742-5535
301.405.0017 or by email
Sponsored by
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency, USDA
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