Understanding how assets can be transferred will help you choose the best options for your farm transfer situation. This fact sheet provides information about the four main ways to transfer assets like land and buildings, the farm/ranch business, and personal property and the tools to carry out each approach.

This resource is part of American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) Farm Transfer Toolkit and Farm Transfer Action Plan. They were developed for AFT’s Land Transfer Navigators program with support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.