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The importance of farm succession planning in Montana – How tariffs abroad are impacting farmers at home
Farm succession is one of the most important issues confronting agriculture today, and the Montana Farmers Union (MFU) is working to address it.
Through cooperation and education, the MFU aims to reverse the trend of younger generations showing less interest in taking over family businesses and the number of active farmers continuing to decline.
“We are going to be holding a succession planning institute,” said MFU Education Director Jodi Koterba. “One of the big issues in agriculture across the country is handing off land from one generation to the next.”
Quentin Shores
Montana Ag Network: How tariffs abroad are impacting farmers at home
April 2, 2025, was deemed liberation day by President Trump when he announced sweeping tariffs across the board.
The announcement set off alarm bells for some people, with the future of trade looking into the face of uncertainty. This rings especially true for farmers in Montana as they have been seeing their export markets across the globe dry up.
