International FARMTRANSFERS Project

FARMTRANSFERS is a collaborative effort that assembles information on farm succession & retirement completed by over 18,000 farmers, in 13 countries globally

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

On #NationalAgDay, we highlight that farm succession is about more than paperwork, it’s about people
Our Board Member Dr Shane Conway features in American Vegetable Grower, exploring the roles, relationships & dynamics shaping farm transitions
🔗 https://t.co/3rOMSH7k3M
#AgDay26

[Sinn Féin @sinnfeinireland]

Farmer’s Yards initiative should be rolled out nationally to tackle rural isolation – @McGuinnessConor

"This is practical rural policy. It is low-cost, human, community-based and rooted in places where farmers already gather. Government should not allow it to lie idle."
https://t.co/mm9hJHlgfR

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Our next Education Hour, featuring Dr Adam N. Rabinowitz & Professor Katie Keown from @AuburnU, focusses on the topic of ‘Considerations of Quality, Fairness & Undivided Interests in Farm Succession Planning of Heirs Property’.
Register here: https://t.co/rW85QzpryF

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Registration for this year’s International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) Annual Professional Development Conference taking place from June 2–3, 2026 at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel & Conference Center, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA is now open!

See here: https://t.co/OPHArX6yxZ

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Current IFTN Board Member, @DrShaneConway & former Board Member, Darlene Livingston, were featured on Ireland's national radio station @rte Radio 1 speaking about the transatlantic success of @FarmersYards social initiative for older farmers
Listen here:
https://t.co/xJ6gFQIqyb

[Farmer's Yards - Social Initiative for Farmers @FarmersYards]

The @IrishCountryLiv section of last weeks @farmersjournal featured an artcile about Farmer's Yards at Mountbellew Livestock Mart & its subsequent roll out in Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 last year
Farmer Patsy Ruane, @DrShaneConway & Michael Fitzmaurice TD interviewed
https://t.co/GWomF9OGdc

[Shane Conway @DrShaneConway]

Looking forward to speaking at this international symposium on farm succession later this month with colleagues from the UK 🇬🇧, USA 🇺🇲 & Australia 🇦🇺.
Register below 👇

@eucapnetwork @agriculture_ie @USDA @SafeHabitus_eu @UniofExeter @capnetworkire @LandForGood @ARC2020eu

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Our next Education Hour on Jan 15th 2026 will feature Dr Brian Leonard from @ucddublin Ireland, who will present on the topic of 'Generational Renewal in Irish Agriculture: Barriers, Opportunities and Policy'.
Registration details here: https://t.co/InXmcSVlnI

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Excited to announce that Lauren Van Ewyk, CEO of the National Farmer Mental Health Alliance, operating in 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦, will share expert-led wellness strategies for navigating the emotional challenges of farm succession at our June conference
Register here: https://t.co/dvItdLXoK9...

[FARMWELL Project @FARMWELL_H2020]

Insightful new research from @UCCPublicHealth explores the specific mental health challenges facing women in agriculture 🇮🇪👩‍🌾
From gender-based stigma & discrimination, lack of recognition & barriers to help-seeking—it's time to listen, support & act
See: https://t.co/ZTWfE956Rs

[University of Galway Rural Studies Centre @UniGalwayRural]

A new study from the @UCC School of Public Health, published in the Journal of Public Health, brings to light the anxiety and stressors facing women in agriculture, as well as their help-seeking behaviours, & calls for tailored mental health policy interventions to enact change.

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

📢We're pleased to announce that Adrian Haws (@Cornell University) will present his research "Who (actually) gets the farm?" on U.S. farm succession, recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, at this year's #IFTN Conference 🇺🇸
June 4-5, 2025 (Online)

[Irish Consulate NYC @IrelandinNY]

Congratulations to @uniofgalway on the US launch of their @FarmersYards social wellbeing initiative. Many thanks to Pennsylvania Farm Link for adopting the programme, funded by the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center @UDelaware through @USDA_NIFA. 🇮🇪 🤝 🇺🇸 https://t.co/YKQMX4D9Sf

[University of Galway Rural Studies Centre @UniGalwayRural]

Farmer’s Yards, a social wellbeing initiative for farmers developed by the University of Galway has been launched in the U.S. by Pennsylvania Farm Link, funded by the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center at @UDelaware through @USDA_NIFA🇺🇸🇮🇪
https://t.co/mlvrAVyeTs

[Country Guide @CntryGuide]

[SUMMER SERIES]Farm transitions can be fraught with challenges at the best of times. New research offers insights for how existing attitudes towards #succession should change. https://t.co/UdtfqMEPyX #CdnAg #farmsuccesion #yourfarmyourconversation @Corey_Mackenz @DrShaneConway

[International FARMTRANSFERS Project @FARMTRANSFERS_]

Happy Christmas to all our followers & best wishes for 2025!

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Our next 'Education Hour' on Jan 16th will feature Holly Mullan, a final-year PhD Researcher at @UlsterUni Belfast & @teagasc Walsh Scholar who will present her work on the role of potential 'older' farm successors in the farm transition process
Register: https://t.co/tA6KkmspwB

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

Our next 'Education Hour' will feature Heather Gessner, @SDSUExtension Livestock Business Management Field Specialist and IFTN Chairperson, who will outline a tool one can use to determine the different personalities within a family farm.
Register here: https://t.co/HjnyRBTzPG

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

IFTN Board Member, @DrShaneConway, will be presenting our affiliation with the International @FARMTRANSFERS_ Project, completed by over 18,000 farmers in 13 countries & 8 U.S. States, at the 2024 North Atlantic Forum international conference taking place this week in Connemara 🇮🇪

[International Farm Transition Network (IFTN) @Farm_Transition]

An article by our Vice Chair, @DrShaneConway, highlighting the importance of recognising older farmer's invaluable store of lifelong skills and knowledge working the land, that the younger generation actively learn from, has been added to the IFTN website: https://t.co/iMGYjIYZVh