Recorded live from the Southern Family Farmers and Food Systems Conference at Texas State University, the Soil Sisters interview Jessi Roesch, founder and CEO of Downland. The discussion focuses on the importance of farm succession planning and the challenges faced by both retiring and aspiring young farmers. Jessi explains Downland's mission to facilitate the smooth transition of farmland ownership through a three-part solution: preparing successors, finding suitable matches, and ensuring legally sound transactions. They delve into the human and emotional aspects of succession planning, emphasizing the need for values alignment, comprehensive financial planning, and innovative tools to ease the process.

The Soil Sisters talk with Tara Dukart of Seek First Ranch about the challenges and benefits of succession planning in family farms, the importance of asking insightful questions, and building a supportive community for regenerative practices. Tara emphasizes the significance of having a facilitator for family discussions and introduces resources such as Regenerate Schools and Retreats, and Win Warriors for ongoing support in regenerative agriculture.

What if shifting your perspective could revolutionize your farming and ranching practices? 🚀Join us on this week's Soil Sisters podcast as we chat with rancher and holistic management expert, and executive director of Holistic Management International, Wayne Knight, who shares insights on living your values, improving land health, and planning for profit through holistic goal setting.

Greg Phillips, co-founding partner of the Houston-based law firm Phillips Kaiser, joins the Soil Sisters to discuss the challenges of preserving family land. Greg's rural upbringing in East Texas and the difficulties faced by generational landowners inspired his commitment to helping those families with limited financial resources find solutions. This discussion dives into the challenges of succession planning, heirs' property issues, maintaining family land, and the newly launched East Texas Heirs Property Initiative. The conversation emphasizes the importance of keeping family land intact and out of the box thinking to build generational wealth.

We welcome our father, Butch Nuding, to delve into the rich history of our fifth-generation family ranch in West Texas. Butch shares personal anecdotes and insights into the evolution of ranch operations. We discuss inheritance taxes, the importance of trust structures, succession planning, and his hope for the ranch's future. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about family, heritage, and the journey toward regenerative ranching.