International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition

📢 Our next Education Hour features Dr. Rebecca Purc-Stephenson (University of Alberta, Canada) sharing new research on the barriers & motivators to starting farm succession planning. 🗓️ Sept 30, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. CST 🔗 extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

Following its successful pilot in Ireland in 2023, the Farmer’s Yards Social Initiative is now supporting farmer mental health, wellbeing & later-life planning in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 🇮🇪➡️🇺🇸 @DrShaneConway will share insights at the next @AgriSafeNetwork Mental Health Exchange

This year's IFTN Annual Professional Development Conference features an update by @DrShaneConway from @uniofgalway on the transatlantic journey of @FarmersYards, a social initiative supporting farmers in Ireland 🇮🇪 & Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 through the emotional side of farm succession.

Last chance to register for this year's IFTN Annual Conference 2025, taking place tomorrow, June 4th, via Zoom! Register here: eventbrite.com/e/internationa…

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The final Agenda for the IFTN Annual Conference 2025, taking place from June 4th to 5th, themed 'Fair is not Always Equal: Family Trusts, Liability & Distribution of Assets in the Farm Succession Process' has just been released! See below⬇️ Register here: extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

Excellent line up of speakers for our IFTN Annual Conference 2025, taking place from June 4th to 5th, themed 'Fair is not Always Equal: Family Trusts, Liability, and Distribution of Assets in the Farm Succession Process'. Register here: extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

Registration for our IFTN Annual Conference 2025, taking place from June 4th to 5th, is now open! 'Fair is not Always Equal: Family Trusts, Liability, and Distribution of Assets in the Farm Succession Process'. Please find the registration link here: extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

🚜 Planning farm succession can be tough—join IFTN’s upcoming online educational hour with Renee Wiatt from Purdue University (@LifeAtPurdue) on March 15 at 10AM CDT to learn how to overcome roadblocks and build a roadmap for transition. Register here: extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

🚜 Working on farm succession? The IFTN is now accepting applications for 15-min Lightning Round presentations at the upcoming 2025 IFTN Online Conference! -Submission Deadline to apply: April 27th, 2025 -Successful Notifications: May 5th, 2025 Apply here: surveymonkey.com/r/GSCW52Z

Excited to announce that Lauren Van Ewyk, CEO of the National Farmer Mental Health Alliance, operating in 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦, will share expert-led wellness strategies for navigating the emotional challenges of farm succession at our June conference Register here: eventbrite.com/.../internatio…...

New research from Ireland exploring the unique mental health challenges facing women in agriculture, including the often-overlooked issue of farm transition.

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New research from Ireland exploring the unique mental health challenges facing women in agriculture, including the often-overlooked issue of farm transition.

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An interesting paper from @OregonState University entitled 'For the Love of the Land: Generational Land Transfer and the Future of Family Forests in Western Washington State, USA' can freely viewed/downloaded here: researchgate.net/publication/28…

📢We're pleased to announce that Adrian Haws (@Cornell University) will present his research "Who (actually) gets the farm?" on U.S. farm succession, recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, at this year's #IFTN Conference 🇺🇸 June 4-5, 2025 (Online)

We are pleased to announce Dr Julia Valliant, Research Scientist in Food & Agrarian Systems at Indiana University as the Keynote Speaker for our 2025 Annual Conference taking place online from June 4th-5th 🇺🇸 See a list of Dr Valliant's publications here: rb.gy/h81hox

Last week's edition of the Irish @farmersjournal featured an article about the recent launch of the @FarmersYards social wellbeing initiative for the farming community in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (p.19) 🇮🇪🇺🇸 See: farmersjournal.ie/news/news/iris… Selection of pictures from this launch below👇

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Our next 'Education Hour' featuring Alexander Chan, University of Maryland and Joy Kirkpatrick, University of Wisconsin-Madison & the IFTN will discuss how the Money Habitudes tool can be used in farm succession discussions around finances Register here: extension.sdstate.edu/event/internat…

The Consulate General of Ireland in New York has promoted the transatlantic roll out of @FarmersYards, originally developed by our Vice Chair @DrShaneConway in Ireland & adapted by IFTN Member Darlene Livingston of Pennsylvania Farm Link in the state of Pennsylvania U.S. 🇮🇪 🤝🇺🇲

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The Consulate General of Ireland in New York has promoted the transatlantic roll out of @FarmersYards, originally developed by our Vice Chair @DrShaneConway in Ireland & adapted by IFTN Member Darlene Livingston of Pennsylvania Farm Link in the state of Pennsylvania U.S. 🇮🇪 🤝🇺🇲

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The recent roll out of @FarmersYards in the state of Pennsylvania by IFTN members, @DrShaneConway & Darlene Livingston, is featured in this week's edition of the Irish Farmers Journal, Ireland's largest selling farming & rural living publication with 400,000 weekly print readers

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The recent roll out of @FarmersYards in the state of Pennsylvania by IFTN members, @DrShaneConway & Darlene Livingston, is featured in this week's edition of the Irish Farmers Journal, Ireland's largest selling farming & rural living publication with 400,000 weekly print readers

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Excellent article by Kelly Sidoryk in Country Guide: “Typically the senior member of the family business holds a lot of power during transitions, but the parents need to figure out how to let go. If a father is too dominant or hangs on too long, the kids won’t excel. There is a…

*SAVE THE DATE* This year's International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) Annual Professional Development Conference will take place from June 4th to 5th 2025, online via Zoom. More details about this international event will be announced soon!