Farm succession: plan while you can

Succession planning is a nettle that all farming families need to grasp. You just never know what is around the corner. But it's a sensitive subject, fraught with legal, technical and emotional difficulties - so Monty has enlisted law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn to talk through the issues.

Guests this time:

Hamish Lean - Shepherd and Wedderburn Head of Rural Property
Gillian Campbell - Shepherd and Wedderburn private client partner
Martin Kennedy - Perthshire beef and sheep hill farmer and NFU Scotland vice president
Nina Clancy - chief executive of farming charity RSABI

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Meet OnFARM sponsors SkyeSkyns

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