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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 21, 2026
Outlet visibility, for AgriNews
Top 5M sites
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Jul 16, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Kevin Brooks

    Is your family ready to manage the farm when you pass away? (opens the original)

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    Thinking about retiring from farming? Maybe you are brainstorming how the operation will transition when you are gone due to illness, injury, or death. Managing a farm in a fast-paced, changing environment can be overwhelming. Being able to adapt quickly while making good decisions takes experience and a willingness to take on managed risk. A farm family needs to examine the situation and carefully weigh its available options. The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be co

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Kevin Brooks

    Is your family ready to manage the farm when you pass away? (opens the original)

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    Thinking about retiring from farming? Maybe you are brainstorming how the operation will transition when you are gone due to illness, injury, or death. Managing a farm in a fast-paced, changing environment can be overwhelming. Being able to adapt quickly while making good decisions takes experience and a willingness to take on managed risk. A farm family needs to examine the situation and carefully weigh its available options. The following is meant only for educational purposes and not to be co

  3. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Kevin Brooks

    The first place to start on your estate plan: Organize farm into a document (opens the original)

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    Most farm families never complete a solid estate plan. This article will help you organize your farm into a document from which you will create an estate plan, so your advisers understand exactly what you own and how the operation will look when it transfers to your heirs. This serves as your vital first step toward a seamless transition. It is a written accounting of your farm to help you organize your thoughts into a solid estate plan to inform your legal adviser. Farms are very complex, and t

  4. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Kevin Brooks

    The first place to start on your estate plan: Organize farm into a document (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

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    Most farm families never complete a solid estate plan. This article will help you organize your farm into a document from which you will create an estate plan, so your advisers understand exactly what you own and how the operation will look when it transfers to your heirs. This serves as your vital first step toward a seamless transition. It is a written accounting of your farm to help you organize your thoughts into a solid estate plan to inform your legal adviser. Farms are very complex, and t

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Kevin Brooks

    Solid farm estate plan needed (opens the original)

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    In the past decade, more attention has been given to estate planning for family farm businesses, as the average age of commercial farmers in Illinois is 60-plus, and most landowners are 65 and older. Farmers do not own the majority of farmland in the state; individuals, not corporate interests, own it. Studies show that fewer than 50% of farm families have an estate plan to manage succession and property transfer upon the owner’s death or incapacitation. Furthermore, even fewer — less than 2

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