With a combination of mental health and financial services, a notoriously challenging process could be made much easier for farmers.

Succession Planning Doesn’t Have to Be Scary

For farm businesses with rigorous principles, Perpetual Purpose Trusts ensure your values are maintained even after you sell — or die.

When You Can’t Take It With You

When Beth Hoffman and her husband moved from the Bay Area to farm sustainably in rural Iowa, they tried some things their neighbors had never seen. Did it ruffle any feathers?

What the Neighbors Think

Traditional farm succession planning can be notoriously challenging. Let’s look at the alternatives.

Would You Bequeath Your Farm to a Stranger?

The only child of an 82-year-old Wisconsin farmer considers what’ll happen when she inherits the family farm.

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