NFSHW24: Three-Step Process to Farm Succession Planning

Summary: Research shows that working with other family members and succession planning are top stressors for farmers. This presentation will provide an overview of common barriers to planning for the next generation of owners/managers for family-owned farms. It will discuss recent research on what service professionals need from the owners to better serve their succession planning needs. Kirkpatrick will provide practical tools that those supporting farmers can use to get the important and hard conversations started at the farm/family level. The three-step process provides a framework that farm members can follow and break down into smaller action steps. It blends practical, technical steps with ideas to address the emotional and personal dynamics that can derail succession planning. 

Intended Audience: Anyone who wants to learn about the human side of farm succession planning and learn about tools and strategies to help farmers start important conversations. (Extension educators, agricultural service professionals, mental healthcare providers, healthcare providers) 

Presenter: Joy Kirkpatrick, MS, Farm Succession Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension

The University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers 1.0 contact hour for each webinar during National Farm Safety and Health Week. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP criteria for safety professionals, CPH criteria for public health professionals.