Plan for tomorrow today

If life is what happens when you’re making other plans, then what do you do when the unexpected happens?

A University of Wisconsin-Extension workshop, “Planning for the Unexpected Tomorrow,” is designed to help farm families prepare for those untimely, unexpected events that can send the family and the business into a tailspin. This workshop grew from the popularity of a breakout session at the 2009 Heart of the Farm conference.

“Planning for the Unexpected Tomorrow” will be Friday, Aug. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Oshkosh, Wis.

The program addresses the characteristics of resilient families and how families deal with crisis; how to organize contingency plans for unexpected events, both short term disruptions and catastrophic events; and it outlines what happens to property and other legal issues when there is no plan at the time of an unexpected event, such as death or disability.

More information.

Source: University of Wisconsin

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