Series of farm succession and inheritance meetings taking place in coming weeks

"Setting out a succession plan can be a long and emotive process, and it is important to start to plan as early as possible."

The purpose of these events is to help farm families familiarise themselves with some of the complex issues that can arise while developing a farm succession plan.

A number of meetings focused on farm succession and inheritance will take place across the country in the coming weeks.

Announcing the Irish Farmers' Association's upcoming series of meetings, farm family and social affairs chairwoman Alice Doyle said is it very important to start thinking about a succession plan for family farms as early as possible.