Land Transition Course 2026

By Paul Ortman | Dec 15, 2025

Consider this opportunity for your family! For the first time, Rural Revival is hosting a holistic Farm Transition Planning Course in collaboration with The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) and Dakota Rural Action (DRA). This opportunity is coordinated alongside the land transition course that LSP has provided for Minnesota farmers over the past 9 years. The course includes seven weekly sessions, with a full day Saturday to kick off, and again to close the training. Sessions 2-6 will take place on Tuesday evenings for 2 1/2 hours. Sessions will bring professionals, farmers and LSP/DRA staff together to dig into values and goals, communications, generational, financial, legal, and long-term care considerations. The sessions build on each other and it is important to plan on attending all of them. The sessions will include participatory activities, and there will be work families are encouraged to complete outside the gathered course time.

“As a landowner, you have the power to determine the legacy of your land–that is the most important decision you can make,” said Bill McMillin, a retired southeastern Minnesota farmer who, with his wife Bonnie, transitioned the family farm to a non-related beginning farmer-neighbor.

From a past participant: “DO IT!! It’s a must, very good foundational level information. Gained access to vital resources I otherwise would not have had access to. Peer group setting helped me build the confidence needed to move forward.”

The topics, dates, and times for the course are:

  • Saturday, Jan 31st: Goal Setting for LIfe & Land, 10:00am-4:00pm
  • Tues. Feb 3: Values and Why Farm Transition Planning is Needed, 5:30pm-8:00pm
  • Tues. Feb 10: Financial Considerations, 5:30-8:00pm
  • Tues. Feb 17: Legal Considerations, 5:30-8:00pm
  • Tues. Feb 24: Working with the Next Generation Farmers, 5:30-8:00pm
  • Tues. March 3: Long Term Care Considerations, 5:30-8:00pm
  • Saturday, March 14: Resources and Planning Next Steps, 10:00am-4:00pm

The course fee is $250 per family. The registration deadline is January 9.

Please use this link to register for the event. A printable brochure is also available.

For more farm transition resources, click here. For more course information, contact

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