Joel Packham

With a new year, many in farm country are going over the books, looking for places to save, what equipment needs to be purchased, and what needs to happen to make the year ahead the best possible.  Joel Packham is encouraging farmers to include Farm and Ranch Succession Planning to that list.  In an e...

It’s an uncomfortable conversation that doesn’t take place in the farming community nearly enough.  Succession planning.   Joel Packham with the University of Idaho said farmers don’t like to talk about what may happen to the operation after they pass.  But he noted a lack of open an...