Mar 16, 2023

In episode 6 of our transition planning series, we dive into action steps to help make a farm transition successful. This episode leads into part 3 of the "Cultivating Your Farm's Future" workbook titled, "How do you get there?" We cover pages 44-46 of the workbook, discussing meeting agendas, operational meetings,...

Mar 2, 2023

Episode 5 of our transition planning series continues in section 2 of the workbook "Cultivating Your Farm's Future" from the University of Wisconsin. In this episode, we focus on a worksheet evaluating, "Is Equal Fair?" and discuss control of farm management decisions. We also talk about performing a SWOT analysis for...

Feb 8, 2023

This episode continues our transition planning series, leading into part 2 of the "Cultivating Your Farm's Future" workbook from the Unviersity of Wisconsin- Madison Division of Extension. Part 2, "Where do you want to be?" helps farm families set goals for their transition. This episode specifically looks at various...

Jan 20, 2023

This episode continues our transition planning series, working through the "Cultivating Your Farm's Future" workbook from the University of Wisconsin. In this episode, we discuss the different areas of decision making and some wonderful resources to communicate about transferring management to the next generation. This...

Jan 5, 2023

In episode 2 of our Transition Planning Series, we look at organizing your financial information. We review the essential parts of a balance sheet, both farm and personal, and the farm income statement. In addition, we look at building a monthly/annual household spending plan. 

As a reminder, this series is built around...