Tommy Oesch on Succession Planning on the Farm

In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen sits down with Tommy Oesch, a partner at Swisslane Farms in Michigan to chat about all things succession planning. Today, you will hear Tommy as he discusses the complexities and challenges of transitioning ownership and management of a dairy farm from one generation to the next.

Also, he and Peggy talk about the necessity for critical family conversations, the importance of working elsewhere before returning to the family farm, the strategic planning needed for succession and the valuable lessons learned from both successes and mistakes during the transition process

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131 | Lessons from a Family Farm Transition: Painful Mistakes + Picking Your Team – with Tommy Oesch, Swisslane Farms

Peggy continues the conversation with Tommy Oesch from Swisslane Farms to discuss the intricacies of transitioning ownership, management, and leadership from the senior generation to the current generation on the farm.

Episode 131 Links
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
Watch this episode on the Uplevel Dairy YouTube channel.

The Uplevel Dairy Podcast hosted by Peggy Coffeen is the podcast for dairy owners and managers looking to take their business, management and leadership to the next level. Learn from other dairy managers and hear from industry experts on employee management, finance, family business and more.