Agenda

Emeritus Professor Ron Hanson has counseled and worked with farm families for more than 40 years to help them resolve family conflicts in a more positive manner and to improve family relationships through better communications. In this session, he will provide creative guidelines and counseling tips for more successful sessions with farm transition clients.

Pinion’s farm program services team works with producers across the nation, expertly managing participation in Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs. In this session, Phil Newendyke will provide practical instruction for advisors on the impact of farm program payments on the farm transition plan.

Congress has been actively working to pass a bill that will have significant implications on tax law and the transition plan. Kristine Tidgren provides the latest information relevant to farm transition planners.

Long-term care can be a scary proposition for farm families. In this research-based presentation, Robert Moore cuts through misunderstanding to share practical planning considerations with farm transition teams.

In this session, David Repp, a business and tax attorney experienced in counseling farm families, discusses practical legal tools and examples. He will discuss using LLCs to transition the farm, using profits interests in the farm transition, and transitioning out of a corporation, among other topics. Advisors will receive sample operating agreement provisions and other helpful tools.

In this session, premier agricultural bankruptcy attorneys discuss the impact of farm debt on a farm transition plan. Fair vs. equal has greater significance when farm debt is in the mix.