Rolling Hills Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.

FARM AND FORESTLAND ESTATE PLANNING AND FARM TRANSFER PROGRAM

This initiative has an objective of supporting our farming families and protecting farmland through estate planning and farm transition training and outreach.  Statewide materials for Georgia and South Carolina will be available soon for farming families to assist with these topics. 
For more information, please contact 770-749-0444 or one of our partnering organizations listed below.

Upcoming Events

August 31, 2010
Host:  Cooperative Extension
Small and Beginning Farmer Workshop
Location:  Dallas, GA

September 7, 2010
Host:  Upper Ocmulgee River RC&D
Pasture and Hayland Management Field Day
Luncheon topic:  Conservation Easements/Farm Succession Planning
Lilburn, GA

September 13, 2010 
Host:  Rolling Hills RC&D/GA Agricultural Land Trust
Planning for the Future of Your Farm: Workshop for Farm Families
Location:  Carrollton, GA      

September 23, 2010
Host:  Madison/Morgan Conservancy
Planning the Future of Your Farm...From Generation to Generation
Click here for copy of agenda
Press Release
Location:  Burge Plantation

October 7, 2010
Host:  Oconee River RC&D Council
Bartram Forestry and Wildlife Field Day
Location:  Milledgeville, GA

October 26, 2010
Host:  GA Organics
Conservation Easement Workshop
Opportunities for Investors, Landowners, and Beginning Farmers
Location: Georgia Organics, 200A Ottley Drive, Atlanta, GA

November 3-5, 2010
Host:  Chest- Chatt RC&D
Agritourism Conference
Location:  Dillard House, Dillard, GA

 

Articles and Information

Renting Helps New Farmers Grow Their Business (Oregon) - April 2010

USDA Helps Retiring Farmers Transition their Land to Beginning Farmers in New Farm Bill Program - May 2010
  Transition Incentive Program Fact Sheet

Related Links

North Carolina Farm Transition Network
American Farmland Trust
Farm Journal Legacy Project- Legacy by Design
International Farm Transition Network
Wisconsin Dept of Agriculture- Farm Transfer Guide
Iowa State University- Farm Estate Planning Publications
Purdue University- "Who Will Get Grandpa's Farm?  Communicating about Farm Transfer"
Private Landowner Network
Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?
Oregon State University- Ties to the Land Curriculum
Virginia Office of Farmland Protection
USFS- Estate Planning Options for Family Forests
Tennessee Farmland Legacy: Workbook for Tennessee Farm Families
National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Online Tools for Later Life Financial Planning

This project is funded through a grant from the USDA, Risk Management Agency.