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21
Nov

A Recap of Farm Credit East’s 2019 Customer Appreciation Meetings

November 21, 2019

By: Heather Hunt

Farm Credit East’s Customer Appreciation Meetings provided an opportunity for CEO Lipinski to reflect on his tenure, a chance for members to hear from their Board of Directors and introduced attendees to incoming CEO Mike Reynolds. Read some of the highlights from this year’s meeting.

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Posted In: Farm Credit

Tags: ag outlook, communication, key performance metrics, leadership, return on assets, return on investment, risk management, stewardship, succession planning
18
Dec

Farm transition planning 101: Starting the conversation

December 18, 2018

By: Jon Jaffe

Remember back in high school when you were “interested” in someone and you had the feeling that they were also interested in you? Should you make the first move or should you wait for them to do so? Starting a conversation about farm transition planning is in many ways comparable.

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Posted In: Transition Planning

Tags: business management, business planning, communication, generational transfer, succession planning, transition planning, young & beginning farmers
22
Feb

Transition Planning for your Ag Business

February 22, 2018

By: Jon Jaffe

Farm transition planning is a topic that every ag business owner/operator will have to face. How many principal operators are addressing this transition in a timely, proactive manner? Unfortunately, too many put it off till “someday”. Jon Jaffe, Farm Credit East Business Consultant, discusses five hurdles of planning a transition for an ag business.

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Posted In: Business Tips and Tools

Tags: ag outlook, business management, business planning, collaboration, farm succession, farm management, financial management, leadership, succession planning, transition planning, young & beginning farmers
7
Nov

The Importance of Estate and Succession Planning

November 07, 2017

By: Rick Hermonot

Estate and succession planning is a topic that is too often put off. But the cost to putting it off can be huge, and it puts the future of your family’s farm legacy at stake! To avoid an unexpected financial burden, let’s identify the hurdles that stand in the way of getting started and five key steps to getting a plan in motion.

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Posted In: Transition Planning

Tags: GenerationNext, business management, business planning, collaboration, communication, estate management, estate planning, farm management, financial management, profitability, risk management, succession planning, time management, transition planning