Vetted for one thing: real experience with agricultural operations.

What we check

Why Legacy List exists

Passing on a farm isn't one decision. It's a dozen of them, and they touch the land, the equipment, the taxes, the family, and the people who work there.

That usually means an attorney, a CPA, a financial advisor, and maybe a lender or a succession consultant. The hard part is finding ones who actually understand agriculture. Plenty of good professionals can draft a will. Fewer know what happens to a cow-calf operation when Dad steps back.

So we built a list of the ones who do.

58.1
Median age of a U.S. farmer, up from the last census.USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture
1 in 3
Roughly how many farm families have a real succession plan in place.Mishra, El-Osta & Shaik, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
40%
Share of U.S. farmland expected to change hands in the next 15 years.American Farmland Trust

What “Verified” means ✓ Verified

When you see the green badge on a listing, here's what we actually checked. And what we didn't.

1

Real ag work

We look at their actual client history for farm and ranch work, and confirm they're still taking these clients today. Not one estate a decade ago.

2

Credentials, checked at the source

The state bar for attorneys. FINRA BrokerCheck, the SEC adviser database, and CFP Board for financial advisors. The state Board of Accountancy for CPAs, and the IRS directory of credentialed tax preparers for Enrolled Agents. Real certifications, like IFTN's Farm Succession Coordinator credential, for succession consultants. The state insurance license for insurance professionals, and the state appraiser license for appraisers. Lenders don't hold an individual license we can look up, so we confirm the lending organization is active (a bank, credit union, Farm Credit lender or other ag lender) and that the lender is actively working in an ag lending role.

3

Nobody pays to be here

No listing fees, no referral fees, no sponsored spots. We don't get a cut if you hire someone off this list.

What Verified doesn't mean: it's not a guarantee of results, and it's not advice about your specific situation. Licenses and circumstances change after we check them. You ought to still sit down with anyone before you hire them.

A few firms on the list

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IE

Indiana Estate & Elder Law

Estate Planning Attorney

Farm and ranch estate and elder law in Central Indiana.

Indiana✓ Verified
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VC

Vaith CPA LLC

CPA / Tax Advisor

Farm and ranch tax and accounting in Scotland, SD.

SD, NE, IA, MN✓ Verified
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EF

Elevate Financial

Succession Consultant

Farm succession and financial planning in Fargo, ND.

ND + Upper Midwest✓ Verified
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Are you an ag-focused professional?

If a real share of your work is with farms, ranches, or ag businesses, we'd like to hear from you. There's no fee to be listed. We just check your ag experience and credentials first.

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