Succession

In this episode, Sarah Perriam-Lampp speaks with 2024 Nuffield Scholar Peter Templeton about alternative pathways to farm ownership and succession.

Drawing on global models, Peter explores solutions like lease-to-buy and equity partnerships to help young farmers overcome rising land costs and secure New Zealand’s farming future.

How do we find alternative solutions to farm ownership and succession while encouraging the next generation of farmers? Southland farmer and 2024 Nuffield Scholar Peter Templeton’s report Putting the success back into succession highlights it is not enough for farmers to hope that the next generation will simply take the reins. Words Peter Templeton.

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.