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  • Here are some ideas to consider as you contemplate the future for your farm-based company that represent changes to your business and to your thinking. (Photo by SimonSkafar, Getty Images)
    by Lance Woodbury , DTN Farm Business Adviser

    Consider new ideas and choices today that may represent new frontiers for your farm-based company as you contemplate the future of your family business.

  • The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World by Bruce Feiler (Image courtesy of the publisher)
    by Lance Woodbury , DTN Farm Business Adviser

    A workquake is a time in your life when your work story changes, when what you do for a living is interrupted in some way. And it can be at the heart of your management succession.

  • The ideas and lessons you offer can be treasured by your kids and grandkids and their kids, and lived out for decades or even centuries. (Progressive Farmer Archives photo)
    by Lance Woodbury , DTN Farm Business Adviser

    Of the many things you intend to give the next generation, perhaps nothing has as much potential permanence as the principles and philosophies you leave behind.

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    by Lance Woodbury , DTN Farm Business Adviser

    In family-farm and ranch transitions, valuable gifts accumulated over a lifetime are an integral part of estate-planning strategies. Here are some discussions and processes to consider as part of your transition.

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