The tag line on our new web site is "Building Relationships That Last Generations." Passing the farm from one generation to the next is often a challenge. Two Yankee directors have recently addressed this issue in the press.
'It's in your blood' (4 MB PDF file) — Board Chairperson Paul Gingue and his sons are among the farm families discussed in this article in the Danville North Star Monthly.
Passing on the pasture — Director and Audit Committee Chairperson Rocki-Lee DeWitt says, "Yes, there are still lenders out there with capital to lend for this kind of business." That would be Yankee Farm Credit! This article in Seven Days discusses the FARMS 2+2 Program at VTC and UVM. Yes, the Andrew Wood featured in the article is the same one we wrote about earlier on this blog (see this post).
