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Indiana: Upcoming Family Farm Succession Planning Workshops Jan 16, 2020
The Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team will offer the workshop “Farming Together: Enhancing Your Worth as a Farm Business Partner” this winter. The two-night program will guide family farm operators on planning […]
Family Farms: 3 Steps For Keeping Everyone On The Same Page – DTN Aug 30, 2019
In helping families communicate about the future of their farm or ranch, we often run into conflicts between family members. These conflicts come from a variety of sources, such as […]
Family Farm Business: Is it Time to Speak Up? – DTN Jul 24, 2019
Family businesses are simultaneously full of emotion and silence. The intense feelings of love, frustration, pride, conflict or disappointment we feel toward family members with whom we work, while occasionally […]
Family Farm: Why are Bad Relationships Tolerated? – DTN Jun 2, 2019
Farmers and ranchers are risk-takers. Their livelihood depends on acts of faith and uncertainty. The economic results of planting a crop or raising an animal are heavily contingent on factors […]
Texas Ag Law: Grandma’s Will – Family Feud – What is a Life Estate? May 29, 2018
Vada Allen owned a 316 acre ranch in Robertson County. Upon her death, she was survived by her son, Bobby, and three grandchildren, Annette, Allison, and Stanley. Her will included […]
Family Matters: Why People End Relationships, 2 Strategies That Might Help – DTN Feb 14, 2018
Family members don’t often talk about why they are estranged from one another. Perhaps they are ashamed to admit they can’t get along with a relative, or maybe they feel […]
Family Farm: 5 Steps to a Farm/Ranch Transition Plan – Ag Law Podcast Jul 19, 2017
This is the inaugural podcast appearance of the one and only Dr. Shannon Ferrell. If you know Shannon, you love him. He is one of the best, most popular professors […]
Family Farm: Do You Need an Independent Voice at the Table? – DTN Feb 26, 2017
Family businesses can be wonderful organizations. You have a chance to do what you love with your family, achieving the benefits of both flexibility and control that come with owning […]
Oklahoma: 5 Decades of Farming in Kingfisher County Feb 6, 2017
As hard as it might be to imagine, 75-year-old Ruelle Kinslow’s current Kingfisher County address is the only one he’s ever known. A sturdy, metal-sided barn now occupies the space […]
Family Farm: Focus on 3 Goals to Help Your Business Make Transitions – DTN Jan 11, 2017
As we start a new year, many of us establish both personal and business goals. Many of these objectives have measureable outcomes, such as losing weight, learning a new skill, […]
