5 Conversations Every Family Should Have Before A Farm Transition There’s a serious lack of communication between generations, and procrastination and conflict avoidance are killing agriculture ...

Examining Your Farm Business Choices, Iowa State Extension; Business Entities, Iowa State Extension; Estate Planning. Estate planning for a farm or family business can help ensure that assets are ...

While 69% of farmers expect to transfer their operation to the next generation of family members, too many are misplacing ...

In agriculture we have so many factors we can't control, so why give up your ability to control those things you can?

Create a Butterfly Farm Business Plan. As with every new business, you need a written plan. The plan should include a mission statement, as well as projections for future growth and a description ...

Succession planning has come to the forefront of our minds recently, following the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief for Inheritance Tax purposes from April 2026.

Scotland’s new national planning framework, NPF4, states that development proposals for new rural homes linked to farmer retirement and succession should be supported by planning authorities.

Plans to change the use of a Pendle farm building at Reedley into a mixture of farming and commercial storage, and for new homes in Roughlee have been approved.