Staff Reports
CONNERSVILLE — Purdue Extension’s Beginning Farmer Workshop seeks to address the realities and challenges of starting a farm. The series will be held at Ivy Tech Community College, 717 W. 21st St., Connersville, on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning March 31 and ending April 28.
The multiple-session workshop will guide participants in defining goals for their farm business, create a practical plan to reach those goals, assess current farm assets and outline farm management best practices.
Series organizer, Jonathan Ferris, Purdue County Extension Director in Wayne County, encourages those in the beginning stages of producing an agriculture product and those still in the early stages of their agricultural career to consider attending.
The following Purdue representatives will speak during the series:
Tamara Benjamin, assistant program leader diversified farming and food systems
Jonathan Ferris, Purdue County Extension director, Wayne County
Laurynn Thieme, Purdue Extension educator — agriculture and natural resources, Delaware County
Beth Vansickle, Purdue Extension educator — agriculture and natural Resources, Madison County
Cost for the program is $65. Call the Wayne County Extension office at 765-973-9281 by March 24 to register.
