Fairness and conflict over the transfer of the family farm were examined from the perspective of the younger generation. Thirty-six farm successors and one of his or her off-farm siblings completed measures on conflict over transfer, fairness of transfer, rules of fairness, and family warmth. Strong support was found for the hypothesis that lower scores on family warmth, disagreement on fairness, and disagreement on rules of fairness were predictive of conflict over transfer. Implications are discussed in terms of interventions with farm families.

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