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Succession planning

While every business should have a plan for the future of its ownership, it can be difficult to get conversations started. Find out more about how you can start the process, and the reasons why it's never too early to start doing so.

Becky Miles shared her experiences of working with farming and growing businesses while Julie Robinson outlined the legal reasoning behind starting planning early.

Open communication is vital to making an effective succession plan.

How to get started

Often, the most important step in starting the process is having those initial conversations - finding out about the stakeholders' ambitions.

The case studies in our Succession Planning Hub tell stories about how real farmers made their first steps with succession.

Members can also access links to a host of quality learning resources and downloadable tools on our Succession Planning Hub, so they can develop effective plans for their businesses.

Succession Planning Hub

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Our tools and resources can help you start planning successsion effectively on your farm.

Becky Miles,
Senior partner,
Real Success

About the webinar host: Becky Miles

Born on a small dairy farm in North Devon, Becky has worked in agriculture since studying at Harper Adams.

Her varied career has included grain trading, co-managing a mixed farm in Portugal and working at AHDB Dairy as a Knowledge Exchange Manager. She is now a Senior partner at people management consultancy Real Success as well as chief executive of the charity Let’s Farm Foundation and co-director of Lean Farming UK.

Becky was trained to facilitate succession planning for farmers by Sian Bushell and has been helping farming businesses navigate succession for more than six years.

Julie Robinson, of Roythornes Solicitors.

Julie Robinson,
Partner,
Roythornes Solicitors

About the webinar contributor: Julie Robinson

As a partner at Roythornes Solicitors, Julie advises farmers and growers on a wide range of issues, including landlord-tenant relationships, farming joint ventures and collaborations, natural capital opportunities, farming subsidies and environmental schemes and, of course, succession plans.

Named as a Legal 500 leading individual in agriculture and estates law, Julie is a sought-after speaker and member of agricultural policy working groups.

Having previously worked for the National Farmers’ Union and the National Trust, Julie’s work is very much focussed on land-based businesses, especially farmers.