University of Delaware Cooperative Extension has recently taken an alternative approach to offering farm succession planning workshops. In cooperation with the University of Maryland Agriculture Law ...

Farm and ranch families can use the federal gift tax laws to avoid the Oregon estate tax on farms at death. As many folks are aware, anyone (including a non-resident) who owns real estate in Oregon ...

Farm Journal is celebrating the next generation of American agriculture. Our goal is to encourage you to plan for the future and cultivate multigenerational success through the transfer of skills and ...

Succession planning is often treated as a legal or financial exercise — a “simple” matter of wills, taxes and transfer dates. Yet for family-owned farms and agribusinesses, it’s something deeper: the ...

South Dakota State University Extension will continue assisting farmers and ranchers with estate and farm transition planning through its final Sustaining the Legacy conference in 2026. The conference ...

For many farming families, preserving the family farm is a deeply rooted goal—and a legal challenge that becomes more complex with age. As the population grows older, the costs associated with ...