Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm’s legacy isn’t just about the land; it’s also about the values and the impact that continue long after the current owner has stepped away.
Building a farm legacy that outlasts you
Legacy isn’t about control. It’s about leading today in a way that creates strength, curiosity and clarity for tomorrow’s farm owners
Farm succession: Where to begin?
Thinking of farm transition as only one chance to get a short-term, quick deal right can prevent us from even starting the process — and starting it off right
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recognizing that the process of farm succession is lengthy, involved and requires a solid end goal can help farmers determine where to start.
The big squeeze: How to be fair to siblings during farm succession
Ways you can help everyone feel involved in the farm’s future
Reading Time: 2 minutes Managing sibling business relationships on family farms.
It doesn’t have to be the end for your farm
For farmers without a successor, it can seem like it’s the end of the line for that operation. But that doesn’t always have to be the case
Reading Time: 4 minutes Options for farmers without successors to pass on the farm.
Are you ready for farm succession?
There’s a panoply of resources and professional advisors to help farmers with succession planning. Yet many farmers still do not have a succession plan. What’s holding them back?
Reading Time: 5 minutes What motivates some farmers to make a succession plan while others don’t seem worried.
The Secret Sauce of Sibling Run Farms
Sibling business partnerships can offer a farm business unique advantages
Reading Time: 4 minutes Working with family can be difficult, but successful sibling agricultural operations seem to leverage the unique advantages of their relationships to create growth for their farms.
Tips for how to be fair to all siblings during farm succession
This six-part series explores the challenges of sibling conflict and the effect it can have on the farm
Reading Time: 4 minutes Siblings often have differing visions for the farm’s future. This article offers tips for navigating this sticky situation.
How to talk about your farm succession plan
Estate planning is never easy — and more difficult still is the conversations you need to have with your family. But these conversations can be a great opportunity to teach the next generation about money, family relationships and how to make decisions together
Reading Time: 5 minutes You’ve worked hard your whole life and lived within your means. Now, you want your estate to help the future generation succeed — not create problems or heartache for your family. But if you want your estate to create a legacy of positivity, you’ll have to proactively communicate your wishes through an estate plan. Like […] Read more
The farm transition trial
Transitioning the farm from one generation to the next is often fraught with challenges and can be an adventure into the unknown. But a focus on the bigger picture can help keep everyone aligned and form the basis for important decisions
Reading Time: 8 minutes For anyone affected by cancer, they have likely heard the adage that “a person doesn’t get cancer, the family does.” When 45-year-old grain farmer KR Vreeling was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2009, he and his wife, Tammy, realized they needed to expedite their farm transition plan or, at the very least, that they needed […] Read more
The wildly adaptable side of next gen agriculture
Millennials are not all about avocado toast. This generation is not afraid to question the way things have always been done in the ag industry if it means building a stronger future
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people just fall into the world of agriculture — and consider themselves lucky to have stumbled into such a happening industry. Kelsey Owen-Cooper is one of those people. Owen-Cooper grew up in rural Ontario, surrounded by farm influences. Her grandparents grew up on farms, her father worked on a local dairy (frequent visits to […] Read more
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