As the largest group of natural resource managers on the planet, farmers are at the interface of the changing relationship between humans and the environment. Typically organised around what might be considered the most basic of social units, for generations the family farm has survived wide-ranging exogenous challenges, frequently preserving the line of succession to the next of kin. Now as we face major questions about how we use land and the impact of our land use on the global environment, farming once again faces a challenging and uncertain future. This book draws on the experiences of farmers in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Japan and the EU to examine the special features of family farms and, in particular, the tradition of succession which has enabled them to continue to have such a strong presence in the world today.

Written for farmers to help with creating a succession plan.

As the largest group of natural resource managers on the planet, farmers are at the interface of the changing relationship between humans and the environment. Typically organised around what might be considered the most basic of social units, for generations the family farm has survived wide-ranging exogenous challenges, frequently preserving the line of succession to the next of kin. Now as we face major questions about how we use land and the impact of our land use on the global environment, farming once again faces a challenging and uncertain future. This book draws on the experiences of farmers in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Japan and the EU to examine the special features of family farms and, in particular, the tradition of succession which has enabled them to continue to have such a strong presence in the world today.

Written for farmers to help with creating a succession plan.

Here's How to Keep the Family Farm in the Family...You've been worrying about how to divide up the farm fairly to your children and grandchildren when you pass away. In fact, you're sick and tired of trying to come up with a way that everyone will be happy with. You worry this could damage the relationships you treasure most, as you've seen it happen to others in your community when they didn't have a plan in place that was fair to everyone, before they passed.That's where we come in. We help people just like you structure a customized Legacy Plan to ensure you get to stay on the farm you've worked so hard on for so long, yet provide a fair and clear plan for your children and grandchildren.Step 1: We spend 30 minutes together making sure we are a good fit for each other and flushing out your vision and fully addressing all of your concerns.Step 2: We take you through a 60 minute process to share with you the strategies and options available to keep the family farm intact and allow whomever wants to stay on and farm, the ability to do so without incurring tremendous debt or taxes to pay off their siblings.Step 3: We take it from here and design your Legacy plan. Our team of professionals does the due diligence required and crafts your individualized strategic legacy plan so that you can have the confidence for your family you've been craving.Most people are unsure about the best approach to keep the family farm in the hands of the family member they want.Now you can get your Legacy plan in place, keep the farm in the family, and sit down and enjoy Thanksgiving dinner the way it was meant to be...together.

The ideal of the family farm has been used to justify a myriad of federal farm legislation. Land grants, the distribution of irrigation water, land-grant college research and services, farm programs, and tax laws all have been affected. Yet, asserts the author, federal legislation and practices have had an institutional bias toward large-scale farms and agribusiness and have hastened the demise of family farms. Dr. Vogeler examines the struggle between land interests in the private and public sectors and finds that the myth of the family farm has been used to obscure the dominance of agribusiness and that the corporate penetration of agriculture has in turn contributed to the plight of migrant workers, the decline of small towns, and the economic difficulties of independent farmers. Dr. Vogeler also identifies the major shortcomings of agribusiness and federal land-related laws and programs; examines the regional impact of agribusiness and federal farm programs on rural areas; and considers the role of racial minorities and women in the development of agrarian capitalism. In conclusion, he offers a structural analysis that provides the means for progressive social change and states that the achievement of economic equality in rural America and the dismantling of the corporate control of agriculture can be realized through farmer-labor alliances.