Ag Network: Fall 2026

Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Protecting the Farm and Treating Your Children Fairly, NFP

For many farm families, the biggest challenge isn’t deciding who gets the farm – it’s deciding how to treat all children fairly while keeping the operation intact. This session will explore estate tax risks, succession planning strategies, and practical approaches to balancing the needs of farming and non-farming heirs.

Leave with:

• A better understanding of estate tax risks that can affect farm succession
• Strategies for balancing the needs of farming and non-farming heirs
• Ideas to help protect the farm, preserve family relationships, and create a sustainable legacy for the next generation
  

The Ag Lender's Playbook for Workouts, Mediation, Collateral Conversion, and Chapter 12, MJB Law

With commodity prices down and working capital thinning across the farm economy, more ag credits are landing on watch lists. This session offers a practical refresher on the full life cycle of a troubled farm loan, covering early warning signs of a deteriorating credit, workout and forbearance agreements that strengthen the bank's position, the Minnesota Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, collateral conversion and how to respond when it happens, and how Chapter 12 reshapes the bank's collateral and repayment timeline.

Leave with:

• A refresher on the early warning signs of a deteriorating ag credit
• Considerations for workout and forbearance agreements that strengthen the bank's position
• A better understanding of Minnesota Farmer-Lender Mediation and collateral conversion
• Perspective on how Chapter 12 affects collateral rights and repayment timelines