Passing the farm to the next generation takes more than deciding who gets what. The right estate plan can help avoid family ...

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 ...

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, ...

Are you ready to design your small farm right from the beginning? Sure, you've been planning it in your head for years. Now you're ready - you have the time and energy, and you've possibly even bought ...

Farm operations encounter many more challenges than other businesses. Considerations like production risk, weather challenges and livestock demands can quickly become a detriment to an unplanned and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Farmers and ranchers often don’t plan to retire. Many farmers work well past the typical retirement age. The average age of farmers in the U.S. is about 60, with 68% of farmers over the age of 54. In ...