Farm Transition Model: An Approach to Small Business Succession Planning

^{Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services is part of K-State Research and Extension and resolves conflicts and disputes using mediation. Some of the types of cases that KAMS resolves include USDA grant cases, family farm transitions, dissolutions or mergers, farm family disputes, fence law disputes, and Ag lease disputes. This presentation covers why succession planning is important; how succession planning is defined; a general overview of the process and the order of steps; a review of KSU Ag Econ 12-step process, and succession resources.}