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PA Farm Link, in collaboration with Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Business Development Center, is offering a virtual continued education webinar April 25 from noon-1 p.m. The topic of the program is best practices for farmer and service professional working relationships. Kaitlyn Davis and Joy Kirkpatrick, Division of Extension educators will provide an overview of a research project they are conducting to learn more about how farm businesses can best work with service professionals for productive outcomes.
Joy Kirkpatrick has worked for the University of Wisconsin for 27 years. She began her Extension career as a county-based educator. In 2004 she became the Farm Succession Outreach Specialist for the University of Wisconsin's Center for Dairy Profitability. In this position she collaborates with colleagues to provide educational programs and information on farm succession planning. Joy leads the International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) Succession Coordinator Training and facilitates farm succession planning in Wisconsin. Kirkpatrick received both her BS and MS degrees from SIU -- Carbondale. The webinar will be beneficial to anyone involved with agriculture in a professional setting. Farmers will also find the information helpful as they consider working relationships in their farm businesses. The webinar is free but registration is required and available at pafarmlink.org/register-online/.