Dividing your assets equally may kill your dairy Oklahoma State University created a model that compares business and estate transition strategies and the probability of success. The results of the study show that dividing the assets equally among all heirs has the lowest success rate, and farms using that method usually don’t continue on to the next generation. “If the goal is to keep the farm business in the family, then we know that an equal distribution of the farm assets is not feasible,” said Heather Schlesser, Marathon County Extension educator. “The owner generation must take responsibility for communicating the goals and justify why there is this unequal distribution,” said the Wisconsin-based extension agent.