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Farm Management Tour 2019

In 2019, the Purdue Farm Management Tour visited Huntington & Wabash Counties, Indiana. This year’s Purdue Farm Management Tour information can be found at https://purdue.ag/farmtour!

Top Farmer Conference 2019

January 10, 2020 (Pre-Conference Jan. 9) | West Lafayette, Indiana

Retirement in the Family Business: Farm and Non-Farm Differences

Retirement planning is always challenging but can be especially complicated if you own your business, work for a family business, or are self-employed. Copreneurs (those who own a business with their spouse) have especially complicated situations since the financial wellbeing of both individuals is linked to the business.

Transferring Farm Machinery Through a Lease Agreement

There are numerous methods to transfer the ownership of farm machinery. Lease agreements often lower the cash flow requirements of the younger generation.

Transferring Business Management

Transferring business management between generations is one of the most critical steps in transitioning the business from an older generation to a younger generation.

How Should Business Income be Divided?

A model described that can be used to divide farm business income and provided an illustration of how this model could be used in practice.

Beef Cow Rental Arrangements for Your Farm

Managing risk is required for many farm enterprises to be profitable and sustainable. Leasing assets, rather than purchasing them, is a form of risk management as it typically requires less capital. Leasing or sharing arrangements between farm operators and property owners have long been used to acquire control of land.