Joy Kirkpatrick

Joy Kirkpatrick has worked for the University of Wisconsin since 1993. She began her Extension career in Richland County, Wisconsin. She is the farm succession outreach specialist for UW-Madison Division of Extension. She collaborates with colleagues to provide educational programs on farm succession planning. Kirkpatrick has extensive experience facilitating farm succession discussions with farm businesses and families. She teaches seminars throughout the US on farm succession facilitation. Kirkpatrick co-developed the Certified Farm Succession Coordinator training that has certified over 600 participants throughout the country in farm succession planning. Kirkpatrick grew up on a farrow to finish hog farm in Southern Illinois, the youngest of seven. Joy is honored to work with farm families on their most personal issues when working on farm succession planning. Kirkpatrick received both her BS and MS degrees from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale.