Cover Story: Six farm families and six solutions to handing down the family farm

Succession can be one of the biggest hurdles a farm family faces. And with today’s larger, more complex and investment-heavy operations, more people are usually involved than in the past. Here Better Farming looks at how six Ontario families coped

by KATE PROCTER AND MARY BAXTER

It’s no secret that Canada’s farm population is aging. By 2006, the average age of the Canadian farmer had crept up to 52 from 2001’s average of 49.9. And with advancing years comes the challenge of transferring the farm to the next generation.

Better Farming - May 2008