Monthly Archives: December 2020

The Personal Property Memorandum

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The law in some states allow a person who has signed a will to use a separate document (Personal Property Memorandum) to direct who will receive certain pieces of tangible personal property after death. Such a list provides a great deal of flexibility without the need to constantly update a will.

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Why Grow Relationships with the next Generation? | HOW*TO Guide

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   Overwhelmingly, the biggest source of stress in farm family relationships is the transfer of the farm or ranch to the next generation. This may be due, in part, to the fact that transferring the farm or ranch to the next generation can often amplify other stress factors that family members may be experiencing.
   Learn more about growing relationships with the next generation and communication skills via the AGLEGACY module: Why Grow Relationships with the next Generation? The 4-page, HOW*TO guide and online module materials can help individuals and ag families improve their relationships and their chances for leaving their desired legacy.

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Should Anger Have a Place in an Ag Legacy?

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Have you experienced one of the three kinds of anger in your legacy planning: Passive-aggression, Open Aggression or Assertive Aggression?

Problem? Anger is not a problem to be solved. It exists in us to alert us to injustice and then to energize us to respond to that injustice.

Is our interpretation of the anger we feel making it worse? It is at that level where we can often identify the factors leading us to blow things up.

Once we’ve identified how we are interpreting a situation, then we can begin to move forward with an intentional goal to decide what to do with it.

AG LEGACY Materials can help…
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Guardianships and Conservatorships

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One of a parent’s greatest fears involves what will happen to his or her minor children in the event of the parent’s premature death or incapacity. It may be a good idea to think about what you would like to happen in a true “worst-case scenario” and undertake legal steps to plan for that situation before it happens.

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Does Anger Have a Place in an Ag Legacy?

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ANGER as one of the basic human emotions, as elemental as happiness, sadness, anxiety, or disgust. Anger is related to the fight, flight, or freeze response of the nervous system; it prepares humans to fight. But fighting doesn’t necessarily mean throwing punches; it might motivate persons to combat injustice by changing laws or enforcing new behaviors. But does anger have a place in an ag legacy?

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Seven Key Estate Planning Documents

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Estate planning is perhaps the most caring task you can undertake for your survivors. A number of documents may be used to implement and communicate your goals for your estate. AG LEGACY Materials can help understand what your options are.

AG LEGACY Materials can help understand what your options are. To learn more about AG LEGACY materials and for ideas on where to begin see AGLEGACY.org

Coping with Excessive Stress?

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STRESS is our bodies’ natural reaction to a demand or “stressor.” Much short-term stress can be positive: it motivates us to succeed with a challenge. But long term stress can be harmful to your health. A rural lifestyle may bring with it stressors of isolation, financial worries, and factors that are out of the control of the farmer/rancher such as weather, market prices, etc. Combined, these stressors place people at a greater risk for chronic stress, making it hard for them to move forward to positive solutions.
   If an individual or family member is unwilling to take the initiative, or if there might be some danger if quick action is not taken, you may want to take the lead. Ask for permission to contact an agency or community resource; then get in touch, share your concern and discuss how the office will respond to this referral.

See UW Extension | FARM STRESS for more at:
https://www.uwyo.edu/uwe/programs/farm-stress.html

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