Succession planning is often treated as a legal or financial exercise — a “simple” matter of wills, taxes and transfer dates. Yet for family-owned farms and agribusinesses, it’s something deeper: the ...

The following was written by Heather Gessner, South Dakota State University Extension livestock business management field ...

Farm Journal is celebrating the next generation of American agriculture. Our goal is to encourage you to plan for the future and cultivate multigenerational success through the transfer of skills and ...

Agricultural marketing success comes from disciplined planning and cost-based decisions rather than trying to time market ...

A new year is a good time for dairy farmers to do planning. Field work is typically finished, allowing time to look to the ...

University of Delaware Cooperative Extension has recently taken an alternative approach to offering farm succession planning workshops. In cooperation with the University of Maryland Agriculture Law ...

A KPMG advisor says farm succession planning is as much about family relationships as assets, with clear communication key to ...

Farming may seem old-fashioned to many, but that hasn’t been true for years. Tractors steer themselves, software crunches crop data and agriculture now ranks among the most technologically advanced ...

In June 2025, the Linking Agriculture and Aquaculture Farm Vitality and Health Forum was held to connect agriculture, aquaculture, and health care community members and to discuss the physical, ...

Farm transition planning is often the elephant in the room during holidays and family gatherings. The conundrum of how to effectively pass a legacy on to the next generation is one that every ...

The Mecosta Conservation district is holding a farm planning workshop meeting on February 28th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to a recent press release, the workshop initiative is intended “to equip ...