Together, they plan to collaborate on and expand education and assistance for those exiting or beginning farming. More than 75 percent of farmers who attended said what they learned either confirmed their current plan or will prompt them to develop or change their plan. More than three quarters of participating lenders, consultants, lawyers and other professionals said the sessions provided information that will help them work with farm families. One county extension agent worked intensively with a farm couple as they transferred ownership of their farm to two of their seven children. The agent gathered experts from the University of Wisconsin and the family s banker and lawyer - a team that helped the family work through questions about the older generation s goals and income needs and fairness to the children who will not take over the farm business.
Publications are available in alternative formats upon request.
For more information, contact your county Extension office.