Succession

One of the most common issues that I deal with as a counsellor is the distress caused by farm succession. Words Kathryn Wright.

Pathways to farm ownership and, equally, farm succession planning have long been meaty issues the agricultural sector has battled to address. Landify is a new online platform that could be a game changer for those on both sides of the equation. Words Rebecca Greaves.

Words Angus Marks & Andrew Austin, Wealth Management, Jarden Wealth.

Farm succession is something that affects every farming family at some point - whether it be from parent to child, or outside the family unit, there are many ways to approach it, and definitely no silver bullet.
Hear from three people who know succession’s in-and-outs best:, a farmer currently in the succession process; a rural banking expert; and a family succession planning consultant.

There is no off-the-shelf succession plan. Every business and every family is different, Peter Flannery writes.

Transferring ownership of the farm to your successors is - relatively - the easy part, Peter Flannery writes.

Letting go of the reins can be hard for many farmers, but Mairi Whittle says her dad was happy to step back and take orders. By Russell Priest. Photos by Brad Hanson.

Giving up control of the farm can sometimes be more difficult than passing on ownership, Peter Flannery writes, in the fourth of his series on succession planning.

Peter Flannery continues a series of articles advising the steps to a successful succession plan, focusing on the third pillar.

BY: KAREN TREBILCOCK