Farm Transition & Succession Planning
Are you thinking about the next generation who will care for your land? Explore the ways PFI can help you with your farm’s transition. PFI offers consults to get you started, and we can also connect land seekers with landowners who want to preserve family farms. Sign up to speak with PFI staff about getting started with your farm's transition.
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Land Matching
Retiring farmers or landowners want to see the next generation care for their land. Many of our beginning farmer members at Practical Farmers are looking for land to begin or to expand their farming enterprises. We can work with you to find a land match within our networks.
Latest Farm Transition & Succession Planning Posts
Hear about farmland transfer stories and find tips and resources to make transferring your farmland a success.
Farm Transition & Succession Planning Resources
PFI Resource Links
- Your-Farmland-And-The-Future.pdf
- Sign up for a consult with PFI staff.
- Four Tips for Communicating With Family About Your Farm Legacy
- Resources from 2020 Farm Retirement Workshops
- Resources from 2019 Farm Transfer Workshops
- Resources from the 2019 Next Generation Summit
External Resource Links
- ISU Extension – Ag Decision Maker Transition and Estate Planning
- ACFS – Farm Transfer Toolkit
- UMN Extension – Transferring the Farm Series
- American Farmland Trust – Transfer Your Farm or Ranch
- Land Stewardship Project – Retiring Farmers & Landowners
- Farmland Information Center
- Land Stewardship Project – Farm Transition Tools
- Land For Good's Toolbox for Farm Transfer Planning
- Farm Transfer Toolkit
- Farmland Lease Builder Tool
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