Agricultural & Forestry Resources

Alabama Cooperative Extension System

• www.aces.edu

Alabama Forestry Commission

• www.forestry.alabama.gov

USDA Farm Service Agency

• www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/alabama

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

• www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/alabama

Alabama Forestry Association

• www.alaforestry.org

Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network

• www.asanonline.org

Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries

• www.agi.alabama.gov

Preventing Heirs Property

Preventing heirs property issues requires clear estate planning with wills and legal documents, along with community education on the importance of these measures.

Understanding the Basics of Estate Planning

• www.aces.edu/blog/topics/business-community-urban/understanding-the-basics-of-estate-planning/

Managing Family Records & Disputes

Family Mediator Services

• Mediators can help families work through challenging conversations, disputes, and family conflicts.
• www.alabamaadr.org

Alabama Department of Public Health Vital Records and Center for Health Statistics

• www.alabamapublichealth.gov/vitalrecords/birth-certificates.html

Alabama Public Library Service Genealogy Resources

• aplsws2.apls.state.al.us/resources/ancestry-library

Resolving Heirs Property

Alabama Property/Tax Maps

• If your county isn’t listed, search county, state + GIS.
• www.alabamagis.com

Alabama Public Library System Deeds, Easements, and Right-of-Way Information

• aplsws2.apls.state.al.us/public-records-request/

Farmland Access Legal Toolkit Planning Toward Single-Entity Ownership

• www.farmlandaccess.org/suggestions-for-heirs-property-owners/

Alabama Heirs Property Alliance

• www.aces.edu/go/heirsproperty

Legal Assistance

Jacy Fisher, Senior Associate Attorney

• www.gregvarnerlaw.com/jacy-fisher

Legal Services Alabama

• www.legalservicesalabama.org

Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs

• www.va.alabama.gov/legal-clinics/

Heirs Property Practitioner Network

• www.hppn.info/

Agribusiness Planning

Auburn University College of Agriculture Ag Economics & Rural Sociology

• Ajoa Brothers, Agribusiness & Financial Planning
• ayb0010@auburn.edu or (334) 750-9252

Small-Business Development

Alabama A&M University Community Resource Development

• Terrance Norwood, Extension Specialist
• tpn0004@auburn.edu or (334) 844-4000

Atlas Alabama

• www.AtlasAlabama.gov

Auburn University Small Business Development Center

• www.harbert.auburn.edu/research-faculty/centers/small-business-development-center.html

Alabama Heirs Property Alliance

The Alabama Heirs Property Alliance is a collaborative approach to educating, equipping, and empowering heirs through the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Alabama A&M, Auburn, and Tuskegee Universities.

Alliance Team Members

• Folashade Adalumno-Ntam
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Tuskegee University
• Ajoa Brothers
  • Outreach Programs Administrator, Beginning Farmer Business Planning, Auburn University
• Portia Johnson
  • Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Auburn University
• Katie Keown
  • Estate Planning, Auburn University
• Adam Rabinowitz
  • Associate Professor & Extension Economist, Auburn University
• Jamie Mardis
  • Outreach Programs Administrator, Heirs Property, Auburn University
• Danielle Rudolph
  • Virginia Caples Lifelong Learning Institute Program Coordinator, Alabama A&M University
• Ryan Thomson
  • Assistant Professor, Auburn University
• Robert Zabawa
  • Research Professor,Tuskegee University