while, younger family members ….
while, younger family members can feel more at ease with plans that consider their voices and opinions, rather than leaving them as bystanders in decisions shaping their future.
How to Take Action
Start by requesting MSU Extension’s Transferring Your Farm or Ranch to the Next Generation from your local Extension agent or download it from the MSU Extension online store. Make copies of the worksheets for all involved.
Attend an MSU Extension webinar or seminar on estate or succession planning.
Listen to the Reframing Rural Podcast, season 4, to hear succession stories and learn from succession specialists in the bonus episode, “A Roadmap to Farm and Ranch Succession Planning.” reframingrural.org/ season-four-succession Every Montana farm and ranch family deserves the chance to pass on not just land, but the values, work ethic, and sense of identity that come with it. Your family’s legacy is worth the effort it takes to begin a succession planning conversation.
