An event focusing on estate and transition planning will be held on Monday, March 26 at the State Bank of Toledo Community Room, 103 S. Broadway in Toledo. Dessert and registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the event following at 7:00.

Spend the evening with Iowa State University Extension & Outreach’s Melissa O’Rourke. Learn how to avoid the top ten mistakes in estate and transition planning. Melissa is an attorney specializing in a number of fields including agricultural law, estate planning, and farm transition and succession.

An RSVP is preferred by March 23 by phoning Mel at 641-484-2702, ext. 305 or by emailing her at melody.bro@ia.nacdnet.net .

This event is free and open to the general public, both women and men.

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy began in 2007, part of a statewide USDA outreach project. This is the group’s 32nd local event. Women, Land & Legacy is currently active in nearly thirty Iowa counties and brings together Iowan women interested in agriculture, local food and natural resources to converse, listen and become empowered for involvement on their landscape and in their communities.

Persons needing accommodations to participate in this event should contact 641/484-2702, ext. 305, TDD# or Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 or melody.bro@ia.nacdnet.net at least 48 hours prior to the event. USDA is an equal opportunity employer, provider, and lender. USDA and Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability. 

A little background:

WLL is a grassroots outreach program of the USDA and is geared toward women interested in the land and/or agriculture.  It began in 2004 and is currently active in nearly 30 Iowa counties.  This is a program unique to Iowa, but several states are considering modeling programs after Iowa’s WLL program.

Tama County’s involvement in WLL began with its initial meeting in February 2007.  The goal of this event was to allow women to share their experiences in farming, their dreams for the land, and what is necessary to meet their needs as landowners and operators.  Thus began a list of topics those attending wanted more information on.  This list is growing continuously and is being used to develop our local Women, Land & Legacy programming.