Are you feeling overwhelmed by the thought of succession planning? Think farm transition is too much to handle? You are not alone.

Over 75% of Canadian farmers are feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the unpredictability of the ag sector and feeling a loss of control. Women and young farmers in particular are stressed about farm transition and maintaining family and farm team harmony.

 So, what’s the good news?

Having a written plan helps facilitate important conversations about the future of the business and everyone’s roles and responsibilities within it.

Farmers who prepare and follow a written plan are not only more profitable, but experience greater levels of confidence in their decision-making, reduced stress and anxiety, and have improved quality of life and family/farm team harmony.

And more good news? We can help. This website breaks down the planning process into bite-sized pieces and walks you through each step.

The site provides a Succession Planning Workbook to help you keep track of your progress and easily pick up where you left off between sessions. You will end up with all of your decisions and work documented, and the transition required for the farm will be underway - one manageable step at a time. Completing the Succession Planning Workbook will provide you with a roadmap to a successful farm transition to help keep the farm business healthy for future generations. You can share your work with family, successors, advisors and mentors whenever you like.

 Want to hear how other families did it? Or learn a bit more about succession planning and resources available to support mental health and wellbeing for farm families? Have a look at the Resources and Success Stories page to support your journey.

 
This website mainly addresses multigenerational farm transfers, although other options are identified.

Note to reader: Farm succession and farm transition will be used interchangeable throughout the website and workbook. Both terms refer to the process of transferring the ownership, assets, managerial control, and knowledge from the current owner(s) to the next generation of owner(s).