Legacy Project
Whats the difference between equal and fair in succession planning?
A properly designed succession plan creates a better outcome for farm owners and their successors.
The buy-sell agreement is an unsung hero of successful farm transitions.
Farm Journal Legacy Project workshops bring key elements of a succession plan to life.
Father-son duos take charge of their transition timelines.
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.
Effective communication skills help family farms thrive
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.
Follow this Maryland family as they pass down the farm.
Three farm operators share their experiences working with preceding generations on career advancement.
People say “you can choose your friends, but not your family.” We could turn that expression around though and say “you can choose to be friends with your family.” That step could be especially important if you also choose to work with family every day in veterinary practice. That was a choice Jim Furman, DVM, MS, and his son Tom Furman, DVM, MS, made 11 years ago when Tom returned to join the family practice, the Animal Center, in Alliance, Neb.
There’s no better time than now to pick up where you stalled out on your succession planning journey.
It’s a packed house today in Fargo, N.D. at the Farm Journal Legacy workshop. Register for the Omaha, Neb., workshop today!
Tips on successful succession planning from Farm Journal succession planning expert Kevin Spafford.
Don’t miss the past three episodes of “Leave a Legacy TV.” The episodes feature tales of the Old West, covered wagons, and hand-picked cotton; a six year old selling fruit on the side of the road who now owns a thriving farm; and high school sweethearts who now have an exemplary farming operation.
Disability insurance can help a farm survive disaster. Are you covered?
Leadership from the senior generation and leadership development for the next generation is just as vital to the future success of an operation.
Last week more than 100 executive women attended a workshop presented by Legacy by Design’s Josh Sylvester about the importance of succession planning.
The Moes family of South Dakota has been trying to plan for succession for nearly two decades. Recently the family discovered some areas that they hadn’t covered. Learn more in Episode 24 of “Leave a Legacy TV.”
A general partnership entity structure is an easy way to bring a child into the farm.
Farm Journal Legacy Project needs your help with this project survey mentioned in the January 2011 issue of Farm Journal magazine.
What do you need to write your success story, and how can Farm Journal help? Help us help you pass down the family farm. Take the survey now!