Morning Ag Clips previews UMaine Extension on-farm communication workshop

Morning Ag Clips previewed a workshop for farmers, farm families and farm employees to improve communication, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Hancock County office in Ellsworth. The workshop will be led by Leslie Forstadt, a human development specialist with UMaine Extension, and Karen Groat, a community mediation director. Each participant will identify unique needs and create a plan to address them, and will be eligible to apply for up to four coaching sessions focused on decision-making, goal setting or communication, the article states. The workshop also will be offered online from 9 a.m.–noon Feb. 5. The cost is $15 per person, $25 per couple, and includes a workbook and refreshments. The online session is $10 per person. More information and registration for all sessions is online. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Angela Martin, 581.3739; angela.martin@maine.edu.