Farm Office Live

We're preparing for another edition of our monthly webinar, Farm Office Live, on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Our featured guest this month is Dr. Margaret Jodlowski, Asst. Professor in the Dept. of Agricultural Environmental and Development Economics, who will discuss farm labor issues with us. Our remaining agenda features the Farm Office team addressing these topics:
- Strategies for Developing the Next Leader of Your Farm Operation - David Marrison, Farm Management Field Specialist
- Crop Profit Outlook - Barry Ward, Production Business Management Leader
- Farm Business Analysis Update - Clint Schroeder, Farm Business Analysis Program Manager
- State and Federal Legislative Update - Peggy Hall, Agricultural & Resource Law Program Director
- New Laws: Paystub Protection Act and Operation of Drones - Jeff Lewis, Agricultural & Resource Law/Tax Schools Attorney
- Tax Update: Are Avian Flu Indemnifications Exempt? - Barry Ward and Jeff Lewis
- Upcoming Events and Deadlines - David Marrison
Join in for this free webinar by registering at farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive, where replays of previous webinars are also available. We hope to see you there!
It's time for another episode of Farm Office Live, our monthly webinar covering agricultural law and farm management updates for Ohio agriculture. Join us this Friday, March 28 at 10 a.m. to hear from our Farm Office team of experts along with guests Eli Earich, attorney with the law firm of Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth in Dublin, Ohio and Tyler Zimpfer, Law Fellow with the National Agricultural Law Center. The agenda this month covers these topics:
- Grain Contract Law and Legal Considerations - featuring Eli Earich, Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth
- Legislative Update - Peggy Hall, OSU and featuring Tyler Zimpfer, National Agricultural Law Center Law Fellow
- Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act - Peggy Hall, OSU
- Crop Margin Outlook, Ohio Farm Sales Data, and Tax Update - Barry Ward, OSU
- Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) - David Marrison, OSU
- Payment Limitation Rules - Robert Moore, OSU
- Farm Asset and Resource Management Spreadsheet (FARMS) - Robert Moore, OSU
- Beginner’s Guide to Farmland Ownership - Robert Moore, OSU
- Upcoming Events and Deadline - David Marrison, OSU
Don't have time to join us this Friday? We record all of the Farm Office Live webinars and post them at https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive. If you're not already a Farm Office Live viewer, register for the free webinar at https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive.
It's time to catch up with OSU's Farm Office team for our monthly Farm Office Live webinar. Join us this Friday, February 21 at 10:00 a.m. to hear legal and farm management updates for Ohio agriculture. Our line up this month includes these topics:
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2025 Farm Bill Sign-up
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Dairy Margin Coverage Sign-up
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Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Giving Strategies, featuring guest John Wood of OSU's Office of Advancement
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Legislative Update
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Electronic Signatures in Today’s Digital Age
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Spring Crop Insurance Update
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Updated Outlook for Crop Margins
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Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents Survey
Register for the free monthly webinar series or view our recorded webinars at farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive.
We're kicking off 2025 with our first Farm Office Live webinar on Friday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. Join us to hear from the Farm Office team of farm management and agricultural law experts for quick updates on these topics:
- Ohio Legislative Round-Up
- Farm Bill and American Relief Act of 2025
- Farm Business Analysis Program Update
- Long Term Care Update
- Quarterly Fertilizer Update
- Crop Input Outlook
- Livestock Outlook
- 1099 Reminders
- Winter Programs
To register for the free Farm Office Live webinars, visit go.osu.edu/farmofficelive. Register once and you'll receive notices of all webinars. Recordings of our webinars are available on the same page and on the Farm Office YouTube channel.

Friday, October 18 is the next date for our Farm Office Live webinar, featuring agricultural law and farm management updates from our OSU Farm Office team of experts. Join us at 10:00 a.m to hear from these speakers on our October topics:
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Fall Crop Insurance Update - Eric Richer
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Drought Assistance - David Marrison
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Legal Update - Peggy Hall
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A Tribute to Paul Wright - Peggy Hall and Robert Moore
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Is H-2A a Viable Option for Your Farm? - Robert Moore and Jeff Lewis
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4th Quarterly Fertilizer Price Summary - Clint Schroeder and Amanda Bennett
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Winter Program Update - David Marrison
It's necessary to register for the free webinar, but register once and receive access to all of our monthly Farm Office Live webinars. Registration is at go.osu.edu/farmofficelive and a link to the webinar recordings is at the same location.

The fifth season of our Farm Office Live webinar will kick off at the Farm Science Review next Thursday, September 19, 2024. Grab a cup of coffee and join us from 10:00 a.m. to Noon for updates from the legal and farm management experts on OSU's Farm Office team.
Here are the topics we'll address live from the Farm Science Review:
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Crop Inputs and Budgets Outlook for 2025
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Extreme Weather Management, featuring guest Aaron Wilson, OSU's Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist
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USDA Drought Assistance Programs
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Legal Update
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OSU Custom Rates
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Quarterly Fertilizer Price Summary
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Retirement Planning
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1099 Employees
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Quicken vs Quickbooks
Register for our Farm Office Live webinars, which will continue through next April, through this link on farmoffice.osu.edu.

The final Farm Office Live webinar of the season was Friday, April 19 and featured industry guest Tim Harpster, who talked with us about trends in farm appraisals. Also on the agenda were:
- CAT Tax - Closing Accounts
- Taxation of Equipment Trade-ins
- 20204 Crop Input Outlook
- OSU Fertilizer Survey Release
- Dairy Margin Coverage Program
- Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Update
- Transferring Operating Assets
- Update on Beneficial Ownership Reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act
- Trends in Farm Appraisals, with industry guest and appraiser Tim Harpster
Did you miss the webinar? No worries, you can visit go.osu.edu/farmofficelive for recordings of all Farm Office Live webinars.

March is already upon us and we're busy preparing for the March edition of Farm Office Live. Grab a cup of coffee and join us next Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. for our March webinar. We're excited to have a few industry professionals on this month for a panel discussion on the latest WASDE report and strategies for 2024 grain marketing. The full Farm Office Live agenda includes:
- Second Marriages and Transition Planning -- Robert Moore, Attorney, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
- The New Rule for Independent Contractors -- Jeff Lewis, Attorney, OSU Income Tax Program
- Legislative Update -- Peggy Hall, Attorney, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
- 2024 Crop Input Outlook -- Barry Ward, Leader, Production Business Management
- Industry Panel -- WASDE and Strategies for Grain Marketing, moderated by Bruce Clevenger, OSU Field Specialist in Farm Management
- Hot Topics and Upcoming Programs -- David Marrison, Interim Director, Farm Financial Management & Policy Institute
Register for Farm Office Live at no cost through this link. Can't attend? We record every Farm Office Live webinar and post the recordings at https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive.

Join us for our monthly Farm Office Live webinar to hear timely updates on farm management and legal issues affecting Ohio agriculture. The webinar is this Friday, January 19 from 10--11:30 a.m. Here's our January line-up of topics:
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Production and Accounting Goals - Bruce Clevenger, Farm Management Field Specialist
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Farm Financial Business Analysis Program Update - Clint Schroeder, Program Manager
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Grain Marketing Update - Seungki Lee, Asst. Professor, OSU Dept. of Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics
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The new Ohio Farm Resolution Services Program - Peggy Hall, Director, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
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Solar Development in Ohio Update - Peggy Hall and Eric Romich, Energy Education Field Specialist
Register for this Friday's and future Farm Office Live webinars through this link. Can't make it this Friday? We record all of our Farm Office Live webinars, and the recordings are available on the Farm Office website.

Here we are at the onset of Fall! With it comes OSU's annual Farm Science Review show and the kick off of our Farm Office Live season. We'll return to our monthly Farm Office Live webinars with a live broadcast from the Firebaugh Building at Farm Science Review this Thursday, September 21 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Our season will continue from 10--11:30 a.m. on these dates:
October 20, 2023
November 17, 2023
December 15, 2023
January 19, 2024
February 16, 2024
March 15, 2024
April 19, 2024
Farm Office Live is a monthly webinar bringing current news and updates from our team of legal and farm management experts. The September webinar at Farm Science Review will cover:
- Farm succession planning update -- Robert Moore and David Marrison
- Budget outlook and land survey information -- Barry Ward
- Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program update -- Eric Richer
- OSU Farm Business Analysis Program -- Clint Schroeder
- Tax law news -- Jeff Lewis
Join us on October 20 for these topics:
- State and federal legislation -- Peggy Hall
- Federal farm program information -- David Marrison
- Farm inputs outlook -- Barry Ward
- Farm Bill update -- Farm Office team
- Upcoming Farm Office Programs -- Bruce Clevenger
We hope you'll join us! There is no cost to attend the Zoom webinars, but registration is necessary. Learn more, catch archived webinars and register for the upcoming fall and winter webinars through this page: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive.