Policies before Problems: Setting Expectations in Your Family Business October 17, 2024 - From Issue: 746 By: Maria Marshall Read More Families can create policies without realizing it. A decision made about who can come into the business and when they can come into the business can develop into an expectation[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Family Business
Why Are We Fighting? Succession Conflict and How to Handle It September 5, 2024 - From Issue: 744 By: Renee Wiatt Read More Conflict is present in almost every aspect of our lives: personal, business, family, community; the list goes on and on. Inherently, conflict is not good or bad. Conflict can be[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Family Business Succession Planning
Farmer Retirement: An Elusive Concept? February 2, 2024 - From Issues: 730 / 731 By: Renee Wiatt Read More It is something that those who work with farmers hear frequently: “I’ll never retire!” or “I do have a retirement plan; to die in the tractor!”. While those statements may[Read More…] Article Tags: Family Business
Virtual Succession Planning Workshop Series August 9, 2023 - From Issue: 725 By: Maria Marshall and Renee Wiatt Read More Grab your farm family and join the Purdue Succession Planning Team as we offer a three-day lunchtime virtual succession series! There will be presentations from Extension Educators and Specialists[Read More…] Article Tags: Family Business Succession Planning
Death, Divorce, and Disability: How Can Your Farm Plan for Human Resource Risk? April 4, 2023 - From Issue: 716 By: Renee Wiatt, Maria Marshall and Michael Langemeier This article is the second in a series that covers risks and planning for farms and agribusinesses. The first article, Adapting and Planning for Farm Businesses in Uncertain Times, can[Read More…] Article Tags: Family Business Human Resource Risk Management
