Farm Office Live
We have a full agenda of timely topics lined up for our next Farm Office Live on Friday, October 16 at 10 am. Our special guest will be Beth Rumley, Sr. Staff Attorney with the National Agricultural Law Center. Beth is leading the Center's "Data on Economic Bankruptcy Trends" (DEBT) project, and will share project tools and the types and numbers of agricultural cases she's seeing in federal bankruptcy courts across the country.
Our Farm Office team of experts will complete the webinar agenda, bringing you research and analysis of current legal and farm management issues for Ohio agriculture. Here's the complete schedule:
If you're not already registered for Farm Office Live, you can do so at go.osu.edu/farmofficelive. Registering once will provide access to all of our future monthly Farm Office Live webinars. Can't make a webinar? We record each webinar and post the replays on the same website page.
We hope to see you there!
The OSU Ag Law Team has been busy digging into policy issues this summer, and another Ag Law & Policy Roundtable is in the works. We'll be back on August 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. with our next roundtable discussion, Washington watch: federal ag law and policy update.
Our special guest for the discussion will be Harrison Pittman, director of the National Agricultural Law Center. Harrison continuously follows federal Congressional issues and walks the halls of the USDA to keep up with federal agricultural law and policy. Join Harrison and the OSU Ag Law Team as we talk about the USDA, other agencies, Congress, and other developments in D.C. that could impact agriculture.
The Ag Law & Policy Roundtable is our Summer version of Farm Office Live, a monthly webinar series on ag law and farm management topics for Ohio agriculture. If you're already registered for Farm Office Live, you'll receive a reminder of the upcoming webinar. Those who aren't registered can sign up for this next roundtable and the entire Farm Office series at https://go.osu.edu/farmofficelive.
Did you miss our other Ag Law & Policy Roundtables?
You can view recordings at https://go.osu.edu/farmofficelive of these previous roundtables:
- Ag input issues: are solutions in sight? With guests Kolesen McCoy, OSU CFAES Federal Government Relations and Barry Ward, OSU Extension Production Business Leader
- Data centers, agriculture, and Ohio's policy future. With guest Dr. Gabe Lade, C. William Swank Chair in Rural Urban Policy, OSU Dept. of AEDE
Join us on Farm Office Live next Friday, April 17 for a conversation about Ohio's poultry industry with Jim Chakeres, Executive Vice President of the Ohio Poultry Association. Our Farm Office Live team will also cover timely economic and legal topics for the program. Here's the full agenda:
- A Conversation with Jim Chakeres, Ohio Poultry Association
- Crop Input Cost Outlook: ’26 and ‘27 - Barry Ward, Leader, Production Business Management, OSU Extension
- Legislative Update - Peggy Hall and Ellen Essman, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
- Chart of Accounts from Tax Season Stress - Bruce Clevenger, Farm Management Field Specialist, OSU Extension
- Court Cases We're Watching - Ag Law Team, OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program
We'll begin the program at 10 a.m. and as always, we will record it for those who can't make it. Find registration information and webinar replays on the Farm Office website on this page: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farmofficelive.
The Farm Office team invites you to join us for the next Farm Office Live webinar, a free, live program focused on timely farm management, agricultural law, and tax issues affecting Ohio farmers and agribusinesses.
Webinar Details
- Date: January 16, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
- Format: Live webinar broadcast from the Farm Science Review
Topics for January 2026
- Farmer Bridge Assistance
- Federal Farm Program Update
- Management Focus for 2026
- Mediation and Arbitration Clauses for Contracts
- 1099 Tax Updates
- Common Balance Sheet Errors
- Winter Program Updates
Featured Speakers
- Bruce Clevenger
- Ellen Essman
- Peggy Hall
- Jeff Lewis
- David Marrison
- Robert Moore
- Eric Richer
- Clint Schroeder
- Barry Ward
Registration Information
- Registration is free, and one registration allows you to receive links for future Farm Office Live programs.
- Register today at: go.osu.edu/farmofficelive
- Can’t attend live? Recordings of each program are available to watch later using the same link.
Farm Office Live is part of OSU Extension’s ongoing commitment to provide farmers with timely, relevant, and research-based information to support informed decision-making. We hope you will join us on January 16. For more farm management and agricultural law resources, visit farmoffice.osu.edu.
The holiday season often leaves us short on time, but we hope you’ll have the time to devote to December’s Farm Office Live webinar this Friday, December 12 at 10 a.m. The agenda includes two special guests: Joshua Strine with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, who will explain Purdue’s web-based Crop Basis Tool that provides access to corn and soybean basis data for local market regions in the eastern corn belt and Dr. Robert Mullen with Heritage Cooperative, who’ll share his knowledge of fertilizer market information and prices. The Farm Office's Peggy Hall and Barry Ward will also cover legislative and tax updates, and the Farm Office team will overview upcoming winter programs you won’t want to miss.
Attending is a gift of education you can give yourself during this busy time, and one that will keep giving through the coming year. Here’s the complete December Farm Office Live line up:
- Purdue’s Crop Basis Tool with Joshua Strine of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture.
- Legislative Update from Peggy Hall of OSU’s Agricultural & Resource Law Program.
- Fertilizer Market Info and Historical Fertilizer Prices with Robert Mullen, Vice President of Agricultural Technology for Heritage Cooperative.
- Year End Tax Update from Barry Ward, OSU Income Tax Schools.
- Winter Programs and Classes – Highlighting information on the Farm Office team’s Basics of Grain Marketing course, Planning for the Future of Your Farm Workshops, Food Business Central course, Organic Grains Conference, and Farm On course.
If you’re not already registered for Farm Office Live, follow this link to register for the webinar series: go.osu.edu/farmofficelive. Use the same link to access replays of all of our Farm Office Live webinars.
October's Farm Office Live webinar will kick off with the ever popular Dr. Carl Zulauf, who will discuss an issue on the minds of many farmers today: grain storage costs and returns. Join us on Friday, October 17 at 10:00 a.m. for Dr. Zulauf's insights, and a full agenda presented by the Farm Office team of experts:
- Grain Storage Costs and Returns - Carl Zulauf
- Legislative Update - Peggy Kirk Hall
- PRF Insurance Considerations - Eric Richer
- Avoiding Probate: Two Commonly Overlooked Assets - Robert Moore
- Crop Input and Margin Outlook for 2026 - Barry Ward
- Conversations from the Buddy Seat - David Marrison
- Upcoming programs and events
Register for our free Farm Office Live webinars or watch webinar replays at go.osu.edu/farmofficelive.
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.
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