Estate Planning

Learn about farm estate planning to ensure a successful transition to the next generation. This section highlights succession planning, estate taxes, legal issues, and business management.

Stuck between 'They'll get along' and 'Let 'em fight it out'

Proactive planning creates a path for everyone to get along while estate planning.

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The value of creating a plan b

When the farm is your identity, it can be hard to imagine a life without it.

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Duties of an executor or trustee

Losing someone you love and then having to take care of legal and financial matters is a difficult situation. Being prepared for the responsibilities as an executor or trustee can help.

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Crops

Q&A: Magan Lewis, equipment and automated field sensing lead at Bayer Crop Science

By Women in Agriculture

Developing new technologies will boost farmers’ productivity and protect the environment. That's why Magan Lewis is focusing on the next evolution of agriculture research.

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Farmland

6 tips to help set up snow fence for winter

By Farmland

Set up your snow fence properly to help reduce drifting this winter.

A field covered with snow.

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Machinery Insider

Dealer and auction lots remain empty

By Machinery Insider

Lack of machinery remains a problem, and in some cases it appears to have gotten worse.

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How to work with a workaholic

Can a partner convince his workaholic co-owner to respect the need for management and planning?

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How to keep the inheritance plan fair after land prices surge

You can do your part by setting a price on what you have and defining what “fair” means in your family.

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How to plan a family farm transition

Communication is a major factor in the successful transition of the Olsons' Minnesota farm.

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Design your farm succession plan first, then gift farmland

Make key decisions within your farm succession plan to prevent issues that arise from gifting farmland.

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When business owners divorce

Farm co-owner is concerned that divorce will put her kinds out of their jobs.

Art for October 2021 CTPBS

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40 Seasons: Farming whiskey

Five generations of a Nevada family have grown grain. The current generation’s grain farm is now also a whiskey farm.

40 Seasons: Farming whiskey

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News

3 Big Things Today, November 25, 2022

Evening Edition | Wednesday, November 23, 2022

USDA invites ag producers to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture

In California’s Central Valley, Valadao prevails in race for Congress

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