 The Farmer Ranch is more than a business. It is often a family legacy. Sometimes this business has been in the family for generations. Developing a farm ranch succession plan can be challenging. NDSU Extension Service created the Design Your Succession Plan program to assist farm and ranch families with their succession planning. This program will assist participants in understanding the succession process, communicating with family and partners, working with professionals, and most of all, getting started with their succession plan. Succession planning is really important to my family, so we actually start communicating about the future, not only for my sake and our parents' sake, but for our kids' sake, and for the legacy of the family farm. We can't just leave that to chance. To find out how to participate in a Design Your Succession Planning workshop near you, contact your local NDSU Extension agent, or go to www.ag.ndsu.edu.com.