HARRISBURG, Pa. — PA Farm Link has launched a Farm Succession Blog, focused on transition planning and related topics. The Farm Succession Blog is informative and offers farmers an opportunity to tap into technical information and related helps available 24/7 as time allows.
“The most important thing farmers can do for their family and the farm is to develop a succession plan and yet it’s the last thing on their to do list.” says Darlene Livingston, Executive Director at PA Farm Link and 4th gen farmer. “It’s difficult to plan time away from the farm to attend farm succession workshops so we’re bringing succession topics to the farmer! Blog posts are available 24/7 whenever farmers have a few minutes to read them.”
Features and benefits of the Farm Succession blog include.
- Farm succession information available 24/7.
- Guest bloggers, are trusted ag professionals from the MidAtlantic region.
- Informative blog articles on legal, financial, communication, stress and related topics.
PA Farm Link’s Farm Succession blog features a new post every Monday and provides an opportunity for farmers to learn about succession planning through technical information, suggested best practices, and examples from other farms. For more information on the Farm Succession Blog, visit Blog | PA Farm Link pafarmlink.org/blog
PA Farm Link is a 501c3 organization devoted to linking Pennsylvania farmers to the future through an online database, educational programming, consultations, farm succession facilitation services and online resources. In 2021 Farm Link assisted 6573 farmers, 1514 acres were available through the database and farmers sought 1759 acres for production purposes. PA Farm Link’s work is supported by SARE, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and various grant programs.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE21-417.
–PA Farm Link
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