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Transition Planning Strategies CENTRA Training – May 14, 2013. Outline. Elements Tools Barriers Conclusions. Why should I care?. Founding Generation. 30%. Second Generation. 12%. Third Generation. 3%. Fourth Generation.
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Transition Planning StrategiesCENTRA Training – May 14, 2013
Outline • Elements • Tools • Barriers • Conclusions
Why should I care? Founding Generation 30% Second Generation 12% Third Generation 3% Fourth Generation
Iowa Farmland Ownership by AgeSource: Iowa State University Extension (Duffy and Smith, 2008) 55%
Perspectives for the closely-held farm business Family Business Legacy Assets
Why should I care? 3x to 4x Poverty rate of widows compared to same-age married women
Why should I care? 55% Percentage of U.S. adults with no estate plan in place
Elements of Transition Founder Successor
Elements of Transition Founder On-farm heir Off-farm heir Separate Entity Unrelated Successor Ownership Control Liquidation / Dissolution Participation
Elements of Transition Founder On-farm heir Off-farm heir Separate Entity Unrelated Successor Ownership Control Liquidation / Dissolution Participation
Elements of Transition Founder On-farm heir Off-farm heir Separate Entity Unrelated Successor Ownership Control Liquidation / Dissolution Participation
Barriers to Implementation • Communication • Equitable considerations • Farm kid / city kid • Sweat equity • Willingness to transfer
Conclusions • Producers, we can transfer it. We have the technology. • Do producers and professionals understand the tools and their impacts? • Are producers willing to engage in true transitions?
THANKS! Dr. Shannon L. Ferrell OSU Department of Agricultural Economics shannon.l.ferrell@okstate.edu