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Family bonds shape farm succession and survival
A Glen Elder based study outlined by Val Farmer emphasizes that parental support, father son relationships, and family harmony determine whether a farm passes to the next generation. Positive, warm parenting encourages sons to stay in farming, while harsh parenting pushes them away, with daughters joining when male heirs are scarce.
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Glen Elder
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Val Farmer
MeritCare
Fargo
N.C