Don’t Risk the Future of Your Farm

Your farm’s succession plan is important, but it is hard to make it urgent. You can do just that by attending a Farm Journal Legacy Project Workshop on July 6 in Loveland, Colo.

Legacy 2012 Cover
Legacy 2012 Cover

Succession Planning Workshop for Farmers on July 6 in Loveland

Your farm’s succession plan is important, but it is hard to make it urgent. You can do just that by attending a Farm Journal Legacy Project Workshop on July 6 in Loveland, Colo.

This workshop will feature three speakers who will cover the vital ins and outs of succession and estate planning. Topics the speaker will cover include:

  • Taking inventory of your current situation
  • Having critical conversations with key stakeholders
  • Identifying ways to involve on-farm and off-farm heirs
  • Reducing your estate tax risk
  • Planning and executing a family meeting
  • Building a post-retirement cash flow
  • Identifying the proper legal structure for your business
  • Creating and managing a collaborative succession planning team

Davon Cook, partner with Ag Progress, provides facilitation, mediation, management consulting and family business advisory services specialized for agriculture ventures and peer groups. Davon helps clients navigate through a variety of situations, including succession planning, strategic management initiatives and estate planning.

During the workshop she will explain how to construct a succession plan, have critical conversations with stakeholders and assemble a helpful team of advisors.

CPA Paul Neiffer, with CliftonLarsonAllen, will explain the advantages and disadvantages of various entity structures and how to transfer assets and ownership. Attorney Peter Scott, with Coan Payton & Payne, headquartered in Fort Collins, will cover the legal aspects of succession planning.

Event Details:

Farm Journal Legacy Project Workshop
Monday, July 6

Embassy Suites Loveland
4705 Clydesdale Parkway
Loveland, CO 80538

Speakers will include:

  • Davon Cook, Ag Progress LLC
  • CPA Paul Neiffer, Clifton Larson Allen, Farm Journal Legacy Project Advisory Team
  • Lawyer Peter Scott, Coan Payton & Payne LLC

Learn more and register at www.FarmJournalLegacyProject.com or by calling 877-482-7203.

AgWeb-Logo crop
Related Stories
Labeled as outlaws and facing millions in penalties, Wade and Teresa King face a state government hellbent on environmental justice.
Rena Striegel says successful farm transitions don’t start at retirement; they begin years earlier. The Transition Point president shares why early conversations can help preserve family farms and reduce succession stress.
Dust became dollars in one of the wildest agriculture crimes on record.
Read Next
A two-pass boron strategy at bloom and pod set shows consistent yield payoffs across the Corn Belt, though agronomists warn the line between benefit and toxicity can be narrow.
Get News Daily
Get Market Alerts
Get News & Markets App