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Growing Your Farm Profits
Succession Planning

Author: Peter Coughler, Succession Planning & Business Agreements Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 10 January 2008
Last Reviewed: 10 January 2008

Succession Planning Resources

Farm Succession – General

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Agricultural Information Contact Centre 1-877-424-1300
Northern Ontario Regional Office toll free 1-800-461-6132
www.ontario.ca/agbusiness

Publications
  • Farm Succession Planning, Publication 70, Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2007
  • Managing the Multi-Generational Family Farm, Canadian Farm Business Management Council, 2006
  • Interactive Farm Transfer Tool, Canadian Farm Business Management Council, 2005
  • Farm Succession Do’s and Don’ts, P. H. Coughler – Factsheet Order No. 03-053, June 2003
  • Components of a Farm Succession Plan, P. H. Coughler – Factsheet Order No. 04-073, October 2004
  • Farm Succession Planning Steps and Checklist, P. H. Coughler – Factsheet Order No. 04-085, November 2004
  • Planning the Future

Canadian Far m Business Management Council (CFBMC )
Tel. 1-613-237-9060
Tel. 1-888-232-3262
www.farmcentre.com

Canadian Association of Far m Advisor s (CAFA)
Tel. 1-877-474-2871 

The Centre for Rural Leadership
(classroom and web-classroom formats)
Tel. 1-519-826-4204
www.ruralleadership.ca

  • Introduction to Farm Succession Planning for Advisors
  • Advanced Succession Planning for Farm Advisors

Farm Credit Canada
Agri Success
www.agrisuccess.ca

National Farm Transition Network (NFTN )
www.farmtransition.org

Family Business Dynamics and Communication (soft issues)

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
Tel. 1-877-424-1300
www.ontario.ca/agbusiness

Centre for Family Business (Waterloo)
Tel. 1-519-749-1441
www.familybizcentre.com

Managing the Soft Issues in Succession Planning
University of Waterloo, Centre for Family Business
www.farmcentre.com/EventsAnnouncements/Events/FarmSuccession/2002/fast.aspx

Anatomy of a Happy Landing: Understanding the Dynamics
of Farm Family Succession
John G. Fast, October 31st 2005

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