Farm transitions and succession planning are crucial for the sustainability of the agricultural industry and rural communities. As our workforce ages, there is both a need and an opportunity to ensure that farms remain productive and financially viable across generations. This event focused on strategic and successful planning to preserve our region’s rural economies and agricultural heritage.

In this virtual session, David Oppedahl, a policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, moderated a panel discussion on strategies and best practices for successful farm transitions and removing barriers to entering the agricultural industry. 

This event was for rural economic or workforce development corporations, rural chambers of commerce, rural or countywide decision-makers, and small businesses in the agricultural industry who wanted to learn more about effective strategies for transitioning ownership to the next generation.

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About This Series

The Rural Community Action Assembly launched in 2020 to focus on actionable research and programmatic models that promote strong and equitable community, economic, and workforce development in rural Pennsylvania. 

For questions about this series, please contact Philip Jones at philip.jones@phil.frb.org.