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How can you prepare your successor and step down from being the manager? Danny Klinefelter, professor and Extension economist at Texas A&M, says families should follow these steps.

Laws, circumstances and assets change over time. Do your estate planning documents reflect your current goals and wishes?

It is estimated that less than one third of farms have a designated successor in the family. This suggests two things. One, there are opportunities to farm. Two, it doesn’t have to be a relative to provide the opportunity.

We see advice and suggestions on farm succession plans, but rarely an example of what the young farmer actually experiences.

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.

Agriculture’s mechanization is reflected in the numbers: In Michigan’s St. Clair and Sanilac counties, the size of farms has grown, while the number of farmers has decreased.

This orchard hones in on profit centers to grow for the next generation.

Follow this Maryland family as they pass down the farm.

The U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade discussed problems surrounding rural communities in the Midwest and solutions agricultural technology can continue to provide on Feb. 15, 2018.

Here are four ways you can prioritize conservation agriculture in the months ahead to create the possibility for greater profitability, better soil and water, and improved relationships with your landowners.