Open AccessInsights into Barriers and Educational Needs for Farm Succession Programming
Author(s) -
Heather Schlesser,
Sandra Stuttgen,
Liz Binversie,
Joy Kirkpatrick
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of extension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1077-5315
pISSN - 0022-0140
DOI - 10.34068/joe.59.04.04
Subject(s) - workbook , succession planning , ecological succession , focus (optics) , extension (predicate logic) , focus group , state (computer science) , sociology , business , management , public relations , political science , marketing , computer science , accounting , economics , ecology , physics , algorithm , optics , biology , programming language
Planning for farm succession is vital to the longevity of the farm business. To understand the challenges with succession planning, the University of Wisconsin - Division of Extension facilitated focus group meetings across the state. These authors classified the information from the focus groups into eight codes, and each code was further subdivided into themes. The codes included Financial, Communication, Control, Change, Fair vs. Equal, Delivery, and Support, Strategies, and Educational Needs. University of Wisconsin Division of Extension Agriculture Educators utilized the information obtained from the focus groups to create a workbook that provides practical assistance when working with families planning a farm succession.