Overview of farm types and interviewees
| Farm type | Family composition | Current generation | Stage in succession process and ownership | Interviewees | Work experiences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65 years old, still working), one daughter (28) and two sons (26 and 25). Youngest son with girlfriend | 4th | Parents are owners and want to hand over in the next five years. Youngest son is the only potential successor but still not a member in the partnership | Incumbents: father, mother | Mother is not working on the farm anymore Youngest son works for a salary on the farm Daughter works part-time outside the farm |
| Potential successor: youngest son | ||||||
| Non-successor: daughter | ||||||
| 2 | Dairy farm | Parents (>65), eldest daughter (38, married with children) and three sons. The two youngest sons are married with children | 4th | Farm was transferred seven years ago to the two youngest sons | Incumbents: parents | Parents are retired |
| Successors: son 1 and son 2 | ||||||
| One successor is also working outside the farm Daughter does not work Non-succeeding son has own career | ||||||
Non-successor: eldest daughter | ||||||
| 3 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65). Three daughters, (21, 23 and 26); two are married with children. Youngest son (19) is single and still living at home with parents | 4th | Parents are working partners and owners Youngest son (19) will succeed parents in 10 years | Incumbents: father, mother | Parents working on the farm |
| Potential successor: youngest son | Son still going to school and working part-time outside the farm. Daughters with own careers elsewhere | |||||
| Non-successors: two daughters together and one daughter separately | ||||||
| 4 | Dairy and crop farm | Parents (>65), three daughters (33, 35 and 36), married with children and one son (28) with girlfriend | 3rd | Partnership agreement between parents and youngest son in place for past eight years. Parents want to retire very soon. Youngest son and partner will succeed | Incumbents: father, mother | Father is still working Girlfriend working unpaid Daughters having their own careers elsewhere |
| Potential successor: youngest son | ||||||
| Non-successors: two daughters together | ||||||
| 5 | Veal farm | Parents (<65), three daughters and three sons. Daughters are married with children. One son (29) married with child. Other sons (21 and 19) are single | 2nd | Parents have their own veal farm and work together in a special business structure with eldest son (24) who also has a veal farm. Parents want to retire over 10 years Two other brothers can succeed the parents in businesses at different locations | Incumbents: father, mother | Parents work on the veal farm |
| Successor: oldest son | Oldest son working on his veal farm | |||||
| Non-successors: son 2 and son 3 | Other sons working elsewhere or still going to school | |||||
| 6 | Diversified (young cattle, B&B, art gallery; previously dairy) | Parents (<65), three daughters and one son. Daughters are married with children. Son with girlfriend | 4th | Father and mother want to retire over four years. Different partnership agreements in place: parents with son and one daughter for the bed and breakfast, father with his uncle for the young cattle farm. Son runs the bed and breakfast. Mother and daughter run the art gallery | Incumbents: father, mother | Father doing different farm-related activities |
| Successor: son | Mother works in her art gallery | |||||
| Non-successor: daughter | Son manages B&B | |||||
| 7 | Dairy and pork farm | Parents (<65), one son (21) and one daughter (20) still living at home with parents | 3rd | Parents are owners and business partners and want to retire more than ten years from now. Son will succeed parents | Incumbents: parents | Parents work on the farm Son and daughter still going to school and working on the farm in their free time |
| Successor: son | ||||||
| Non-successor: daughter | ||||||
| 8 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65), four sons, one youngest daughter (all between 16 and 25 years old). All children still living at home except for one son | 3rd | Parental business partnership. Two potential successors | Incumbents: father, mother | Father works only on the farm |
| Potential successors: son 1 and son 2 | Three sons work on the farm in free time | |||||
| Non-successor: one son | One potential successor still going to school. Other potential successor son working elsewhere |
| Farm type | Family composition | Current generation | Stage in succession process and ownership | Interviewees | Work experiences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65 years old, still working), one daughter (28) and two sons (26 and 25). Youngest son with girlfriend | 4th | Parents are owners and want to hand over in the next five years. Youngest son is the only potential successor but still not a member in the partnership | Incumbents: father, mother | Mother is not working on the farm anymore Youngest son works for a salary on the farm |
| Potential successor: youngest son | ||||||
| Non-successor: daughter | ||||||
| 2 | Dairy farm | Parents (>65), eldest daughter (38, married with children) and three sons. The two youngest sons are married with children | 4th | Farm was transferred seven years ago to the two youngest sons | Incumbents: parents | Parents are retired |
| Successors: son 1 and son 2 | ||||||
| One successor is also working outside the farm | ||||||
| 3 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65). Three daughters, (21, 23 and 26); two are married with children. Youngest son (19) is single and still living at home with parents | 4th | Parents are working partners and owners Youngest son (19) will succeed parents in 10 years | Incumbents: father, mother | Parents working on the farm |
| Potential successor: youngest son | Son still going to school and working part-time outside the farm. Daughters with own careers elsewhere | |||||
| Non-successors: two daughters together and one daughter separately | ||||||
| 4 | Dairy and crop farm | Parents (>65), three daughters (33, 35 and 36), married with children and one son (28) with girlfriend | 3rd | Partnership agreement between parents and youngest son in place for past eight years. Parents want to retire very soon. Youngest son and partner will succeed | Incumbents: father, mother | Father is still working Girlfriend working unpaid Daughters having their own careers elsewhere |
| Potential successor: youngest son | ||||||
| Non-successors: two daughters together | ||||||
| 5 | Veal farm | Parents (<65), three daughters and three sons. Daughters are married with children. One son (29) married with child. Other sons (21 and 19) are single | 2nd | Parents have their own veal farm and work together in a special business structure with eldest son (24) who also has a veal farm. Parents want to retire over 10 years Two other brothers can succeed the parents in businesses at different locations | Incumbents: father, mother | Parents work on the veal farm |
| Successor: oldest son | Oldest son working on his veal farm | |||||
| Non-successors: son 2 and son 3 | Other sons working elsewhere or still going to school | |||||
| 6 | Diversified (young cattle, B&B, art gallery; previously dairy) | Parents (<65), three daughters and one son. Daughters are married with children. Son with girlfriend | 4th | Father and mother want to retire over four years. Different partnership agreements in place: parents with son and one daughter for the bed and breakfast, father with his uncle for the young cattle farm. Son runs the bed and breakfast. Mother and daughter run the art gallery | Incumbents: father, mother | Father doing different farm-related activities |
| Successor: son | Mother works in her art gallery | |||||
| Non-successor: daughter | Son manages B&B | |||||
| 7 | Dairy and pork farm | Parents (<65), one son (21) and one daughter (20) still living at home with parents | 3rd | Parents are owners and business partners and want to retire more than ten years from now. Son will succeed parents | Incumbents: parents | Parents work on the farm Son and daughter still going to school and working on the farm in their free time |
| Successor: son | ||||||
| Non-successor: daughter | ||||||
| 8 | Dairy farm | Parents (<65), four sons, one youngest daughter (all between 16 and 25 years old). All children still living at home except for one son | 3rd | Parental business partnership. Two potential successors | Incumbents: father, mother | Father works only on the farm |
| Potential successors: son 1 and son 2 | Three sons work on the farm in free time | |||||
| Non-successor: one son | One potential successor still going to school. Other potential successor son working elsewhere |
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