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Is helping young farmers impractical? By: Agriculture.com Staff 04/14/2013 @ 9:56pm

By Dr. Donald J. JonovicTHE PROBLEM:Submitted by T.T. via email: I truly enjoy reading your column every month, but your January advice to the couple on how to keep ...

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When farming partners split By: Agriculture.com Staff 03/10/2013 @ 2:28pm

By Dr. Donald J. JonovicTHE PROBLEM:  How can years of undefined land transactions be straightened out when ...

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Managing for continuity By: CHERYL TEVIS 02/14/2013 @ 10:37am

The Conants are seasoned players in the ag arena. In 2009, their Riverside Farm weathered depressed dairy prices and a ...

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When none of the kids wants to farm By: Agriculture.com Staff 01/09/2013 @ 2:25pm

By Dr. Donald J. JonovicThe problem: How can a family with no farm heirs keep their land while helping a neighbor's son get started? Submitted by S.K., via email We have eight children. None of ...

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Excluding a child from the family partnership By: Agriculture.com Staff 11/19/2012 @ 12:39pm

Submitted by L.L., Indiana: I'm blessed with four sons, a wonderful wife, and a large, successful grain farming operation that I inherited from my dad. Two of my sons farm with me. My oldest works ...

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Planning for 3 partners, 7 successors By: Agriculture.com Staff 10/16/2012 @ 10:03am

By Dr. Donald J. JonovicTHE PROBLEM:  How can three partners with seven successors get the needed advice to help with the transition? Problem submitted by V.B., Iowa My two brothers and I are all ...

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Handing over the keys By: Laurie Bedord 09/06/2012 @ 9:38am

For more than 100 years, Linder Equipment has served the agriculture community of Tulare, California. An area where cotton was once king became a popular place for dairies. As row-crop farmers moved away from ...

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What's a kid to do? By: Justin Davey 08/01/2012 @ 2:53pm

It happens often. Farm kids grow up and decide that a career in farming just isn't the right fit for them. Aspirations lead them to another field of study and a different profession, and families are left ...

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