Completed Project Report


Farm Transition & Estate Planning: Build Your Exit Strategy

  • Award Amount: $22,405
  • Regional Center: North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2007 Human Resource Risk Grants
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  • Email: hachf002@umn.edu
  • Organization: University of Minnesota Extension Service

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Project Overview

The project adddresses human and financial risks arising from the lack of farm succession/estate planning and implementation and the lack of intergenerational communication and goal setting. Workshop topics included developing individual, family, & farm goals; farm transfer strategies; business analysis; financial and tax issues; treatment of heirs; all aspects of estate planning including elder care; and the development and implementation of a farm business transfer and associated estate plan. Workshops are interactive lecture with participants receiving a workbook as a reference. Participants included 450 Minnesota farm families attending one of 10, five hour workshops. A total of 265 participants will demonstrate a better understanding of farm transition and estate planning concepts and strategies. Participants will be linked with adult farm management instructors to complete a farm business analysis (FINPACK). Six months following the workshops, 75 participants will have begun or completed their farm business transfer and estate plans.

Number of Participants: 587

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