Now as we face major questions about how we use land and the impact of our land use on the global environment, farming once again faces a challenging and uncertain future. This book draws on the experiences of farmers in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Japan and the EU to examine the special features of family farms and, in particular, the tradition of succession which has enabled them to continue to have such a strong presence in the world today.

Chapter 1 Succession and Retirement in Family Farm Businesses, MattLobley, John R.Baker; Chapter 2 Australian Farmers' Attitudes Toward Succession and Inheritance, ElaineBarclay, IanReeve, RoslynFoskey; Chapter 3 New Patterns of Succession in the Australian Wool Industry, RogerWilkinson; Chapter 4 Intergenerational Farm Business Succession in Japan, TomohiroUchiyama, IanWhitehead; Chapter 5 Farm Succession in Switzerland, RuthRossier; Chapter 6 'Keeping the Name on the Land', LindaPrice, RachelConn; Chapter 7 Non-successional Entry into UK Farming, BrianIlbery, JulieIngram, JamesKirwan, DamianMaye, NickPrince; Chapter 8 So What?, John R.Baker; Chapter 9 Facilitating Succession and Retirement in US Agriculture, DaveGoeller; Chapter 10 Retired Farmer - An Elusive Concept, JoyKirkpatrick; Chapter 11 Business Continuance and Succession Planning, MandiMcLeod; Chapter 12 Succession Planning in Family Businesses, Peter C.Leach; Chapter 13 From Generation to Generation, IanWhitehead, MattLobley, John R.Baker;