Farm succession and transfer resources
Passing It On, article in Journal of Northeast Agriculture Farming Magazine (Sept. 2013)- The Farm Transfer Process diagram
- Where Do I Start? Transferring the Farm guide
- Farm Succession and Transfer: Strategies for the Junior Generation guidebook
- Successful Farm Transfer Planning for Farmers Without an Identified Successor guidebook
- Your Farm, Your Legacy program flyer
- Family Farm Succession resources from University of Vermont, including the Transferring the Farm video series
- Accessory Dwelling Units to Support Farm Transition, Renewing the Countryside, MN (pdf)
For Farmers without identified successors
- Successful Farm Transfer Planning for Farmers Without an Identified Successor guidebook
- Land website page by New England Small Farm Institute
Find advisors
- Farm Transfer Network of New England, an online clearinghouse of information and resources and a directory of expertise
Research and policy
- Farmland Advisors: Farm Succession archived webinar
- FarmLASTS Research and Recommendations report, 2010
Related Links
- NEW! Build-A-Lease Tool, Have you considered leasing your land? Learn about and craft a working farm lease to share with others—including landowners, tenants and advisors
- NEW! Farm Succession Advising: Attorney Training Compendium provides solid legal background material and technical tools to use in assisting farmer clients to develop their succession plans
- Toolbox for leasing farmland, full of resources
- International Farm Transition Network website
- AgTransitions website, Center for Farm Financial Management
Farm Link Programs
- New England Farm Link Program Guide explains our region’s farm link programs that help connect farm seekers and farmland owners interested in putting or keeping land in active farming
- New England Farm Link Collaborative builds awareness, readiness and connections among farm seekers, farmers and landowners of all types in all New England states
- NewEnglandFarmlandFinder.org free posting site for properties for sale or lease to help farm seekers and farm property holders find each other
- New! How to Create Effective Online Property Postings for Farm Link Websites; the guide walks you through the typical components of a farm property posting and describes key information most relevant for farmers
For Farm succession advisors
- A Team Approach to Farm Transfer Planning guidebook
- NEW! Farm Succession Advising: Attorney Training Compendium provides solid legal background material and technical tools to use in assisting farmer clients to develop their succession plans
- Farmland Advisors: Farm Succession webinar
- Farm Transfer Network of New England online clearinghouse of information and resources, and a directory of expertise
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