January/February 2012

The family farm
This issue of AgriSuccess looks at farming with the family, from the evolution of the family farm to passing the operation to the next generation.

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Have a comment or question? Send it to Editor Kevin Hursh at kevin@hursh.ca.

Videos

Risk Manage Your Mortgage 
The Family Business – Part One
Best-selling author and executive coach David Irvine discusses the challenges of running a family business and how to overcome them. In part one Irvine focuses on the importance of governance, setting goals, holistic leadership and caring for the interests of the family.

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Features

  Give them space to grow

Two different approaches to giving the next generation a start.

  Soft issues are key to successful farm transfers

Lawyers, accountants and specialists can help with the hard issues. But who’s looking after soft ones like relationships?

Columns

From the editor

Kevin Hursh looks at the importance of family in the family farm.

The big picture - Marry later, marry less: family dynamics are changing

Family farms are still the mainstay of Canadian agriculture, but family life continues to evolve.

Your money - Plan early for intergenerational transfers

With planning, it’s possible to minimize the amount of taxes on both generations when transferring the farm.

Young farmer profile - Establishing a new farming identity

Logan and Avery Grant of Chamberlain, Sask., run a separate operation from his parents, but they do manage to help each other out.

Ask an expert - How to combine family and business

Start your farm succession planning with a quality of life goal, then build around it, says David Irvine.

Planning to succeed - Family matters when it comes to farm succession

Don’t wait until you’re forced into succession planning.

Safety on the farm - Put extra thought into safety measures for young and old

Never let your guard down.