Articles tagged under: Farm Succession
Molenaar to Oversee MDA’s Farm Succession Support
Published December 22, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has hired Jim Molenaar as its farmland access and succession teams coordinator. This newly-created position will help guide farmers and landowners through the farm transition process. Molenaar is a retired farm business management instructor and…Planning for Farm Succession
Published February 6, 2023
Taking the first step toward succession planning can be the most difficult. Paul Lanoue farms near Marshall, Minnesota and has worked to help families plan farm transitions. “We say ‘we need to do this someday but first we need to…