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Andrew Mueth explained this was how he and his five brothers could preserve their 160-year-old family legacy. The family raises a wide variety of lettuce using an aquaponic system that was erected in a storage shed.

What are the key elements of an estate plan? Attorney Polly Dobbs outlines some the documents you should get in place now.

Newcomer diversified personally as he took over the farm by working as a seed rep, eventually growing seed for companies, selling crop insurance and slowly adding acres along each step.

What makes a good family farm transition? It is difficult to achieve a good farm transition without at least doing well in each of these C’s.

This session covers the steps necessary to give the next generation the best chance at being successful as they traverse from grunt to CEO and many steps in between.

A successful transition of a farm requires business continuity planning, business succession planning, personal financial planning and estate planning. Learn how to make these pieces fit together for your operation.

The Proposed Transfer Tax can actually eliminate net equity for many farm families and cause their heirs to be underwater. It can be much worse than the current or proposed estate tax for most farmers.

Section 2032A allows the estate to pay less estate tax but will force heirs to pay more capital gains tax in the future. It effectively eliminates step-up in basis on inherited farmland if used.

What regrets do you currently have in regards to leading and managing the growth of your business?

With possible increases in estate and gift taxes looming, the use of an Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT) may be appropriate to use in 2021.