{"id":6770,"date":"2025-11-21T14:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/?p=6770"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:58:33","slug":"farm-succession-planning-set-your-farms-future-on-the-right-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/2025\/11\/21\/farm-succession-planning-set-your-farms-future-on-the-right-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Succession Planning \u2013 Set Your Farm\u2019s Future on the Right Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s never too early to plan for your farm\u2019s future. Every farm has a different path to succession. Sometimes developing that path can be challenging if you feel like you don\u2019t have the time or the necessary information to plan. If you\u2019re feeling stuck or overwhelmed with succession planning, join our goal-oriented group, where you\u2019ll work alongside fellow farmers to understand the process and focus on the pieces most relevant to your farm. Participants can choose the in-person or virtual option, both are free.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group will support growers and producers at all stages of farming who are navigating the challenges of succession planning. You don\u2019t have to have a succession plan in place to participate. Participants will engage in goal-setting and create individualized timelines with guidance from UMaine Extension\u2019s Farm Coaching Program. The monthly group format allows participants to share experiences and solutions, offering a collaborative space to build clarity and confidence in the succession planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-person<\/strong>: Second Monday of each month, Dec 8, Jan 5, Feb 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, 10:00 a.m. \u2013 11:30 a.m. at the Kennebec County Cooperative Extension, 125 State Street, Fl #3, Augusta, Maine 04333<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online<\/strong>: Second Monday of each month, Dec 8, Jan 5, Feb 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, 7:00 p.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m. via Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About this program<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farm coaching helps with succession or long-term planning in many ways, getting you to the table to have the conversations and put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to get started. Coaching supports the conversations you haven\u2019t yet had, are struggling to have, or are not moving forward in. Or if you\u2019re stuck, coaching helps you set goals and take steps toward progress. The coaches focus on the human aspects of farming \u2013 the people who farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This winter, in-person or online cohorts will meet monthly for six months, facilitated by members of the coaching team. Choose from an online or in-person group! The cohort-based groups design centers on goal-oriented sessions that incorporate tools from the Farm Communications Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Farmers at any stage of business are invited to participate. To register, visit the Set Your Farm\u2019s Future<\/a> webpage.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s never too early to plan for your farm\u2019s future. Every farm has a different path to succession. Sometimes developing that path can be challenging if you feel like you don\u2019t have the time or the necessary information to plan. If you\u2019re feeling stuck or overwhelmed with succession planning, join our goal-oriented group, where you\u2019ll […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer \u201cSet Your Farm\u2019s Future on the Right Path,\u201d a six-month farm succession planning group with in-person and virtual options to support growers and producers at all stages of farming.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","spc_primary_category":27},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":27,"label":"Announcements"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"swright","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/author\/swright\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":27,"name":"Announcements","slug":"announcements","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":318,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":27,"category_count":318,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Announcements","category_nicename":"announcements","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6770"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6774,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6770\/revisions\/6774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}