Family Farm Estate Planning
American Farmland Trust –Connecticut Office
http://www.farmland.org/northeast/connecticut.htm
Center for Family Business at University of New Haven
The Center offers programs and services specifically geared to family businesses. Workshops, round tables, panel discussions and small group meetings available. Visit their website for more information at http://www.newhaven.edu/cfb/
Connecticut Bar Association
http://www.ctbar.org/
Connecticut Farmland Preservation Program www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/frm/farmland_preservation.html
Allows a farm owner to sell his or her development rights to the State of Connecticut, enabling the heirs to retain and use the land for farming only.
Connecticut Farmland Trust
http://www.ctfarmland.org/
Connecticut Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/connecticut/
CT Farm Risk Management -- Estate Planning: www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/frm/estate_planning.html
First Pioneer Farm Credit
http://www.firstpioneer.com/finance/finance.htm has expertise in all areas of farm transfer and estate planning. From business consultants to certified appraisers, First Pioneer can provide professional assistance in various areas. For eastern Connecticut (Windham and New London counties and eastern Tolland), call: Lynn Weaver at (860) 779-0717. For central and western Connecticut (Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven counties and western Tolland) call: Keith Stechschulte at (860) 741-4380. For Fairfield County, contact Blane Allen at (845) 343-1802. For Litchfield County, contact Bill Martin at (518) 851-3313.
The Government of British Columbia has produced an estate planning manual:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/busmgmt/succession/porcupine_manual.htm
NESFI has a information about farm transfer, farm succession, small farms, farm planning. http://www.smallfarm.org/
Wisconsin’s FarmLink Program offers a guide to help for farmers and farm families in planning their lives after farming. Retirement and Estate Planning Guide - 85 page PDF
