Editor's note: This is the second in a series of three articles by Mike Salisbury on the topic of farm succession. Salisbury is a Family Business Coach for Salisbury Management Services and can be reached at 208420-9092 or emailed at msalisbury@salisbury-management. com. Most families in the business of farming are thoughtful enough to make attempts to anticipate the future of the business when the days of transition will arrive. Most parents in these families., perhaps without a word spoken, have been struggling with the issues of succession. Of those parents, there are quite a number who feel die tension/anxiety each time thoughts of how to divide the business fairly surface in their minds.
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