Morning Ag Clips advances farm communication workshop

Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release advancing sessions of a farm communications workshop beginning 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Dec. 5 at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. The workshop, led by UMaine Extension human development specialist Leslie Forstadt, and family and community mediation director Karen Groat, is intended for farmers, farm families and farm employees interested in improving farm communications, including identifying their unique needs and creating a plan to address them, the release states. Additional workshops will be held 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office in Ellsworth; and online only 9 a.m.–noon Feb. 5. Attendees also are eligible for up to four farm-coaching sessions at no extra cost, according to the release. The workshop cost is $15/person or $25/couple, and includes workbook and refreshments; online session is $10/person. Registration is online. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Angela Martin, 581.3739; angela.martin@maine.edu.