Overview

As the largest group of natural resource managers on the planet, farmers are at the interface of the changing relationship between humans and the environment. Typically organised around what might be considered the most basic of social units, for generations the family farm has survived wide-ranging exogenous challenges, frequently preserving the line of succession to the next of kin. Now as we face major questions about how we use land and the impact of our land use on the global environment, farming once again faces a challenging and uncertain future. This book draws on the experiences of farmers in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Japan and the EU to examine the special features of family farms and, in particular, the tradition of succession which has enabled them to continue to have such a strong presence in the world today.

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Author:   John R. Baker ,  Matt Lobley ,  Ian Whitehead
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781138251168

ISBN 10:   113825116
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   06 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Succession and Retirement in Family Farm Businesses, MattLobley, John R.Baker; Chapter 2 Australian Farmers’ Attitudes Toward Succession and Inheritance, ElaineBarclay, IanReeve, RoslynFoskey; Chapter 3 New Patterns of Succession in the Australian Wool Industry, RogerWilkinson; Chapter 4 Intergenerational Farm Business Succession in Japan, TomohiroUchiyama, IanWhitehead; Chapter 5 Farm Succession in Switzerland, RuthRossier; Chapter 6 ‘Keeping the Name on the Land’, LindaPrice, RachelConn; Chapter 7 Non-successional Entry into UK Farming, BrianIlbery, JulieIngram, JamesKirwan, DamianMaye, NickPrince; Chapter 8 So What?, John R.Baker; Chapter 9 Facilitating Succession and Retirement in US Agriculture, DaveGoeller; Chapter 10 Retired Farmer – An Elusive Concept, JoyKirkpatrick; Chapter 11 Business Continuance and Succession Planning, MandiMcLeod; Chapter 12 Succession Planning in Family Businesses, Peter C.Leach; Chapter 13 From Generation to Generation, IanWhitehead, MattLobley, John R.Baker;

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'... a well-researched book that has been thoughtfully edited, with chapters 1 and 13 respectively providing an overview and discussion which draws together the main themes. For anyone with a personal or professional interest in farmer retirement and succession, this will provide considerable insight...' International Journal of Agricultural Management

Author Information

Matt Lobley is Assistant Director at the Centre for Rural Policy Research at the University of Exeter, UK, John Baker, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA and Ian Whitehead, Associate Professor in Rural Property Management at the University of Plymouth, UK

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