Announcing our "Planning for the Future of Your Farm" Fall and Winter Workshops

If you and your family are grappling with the critical issue of how to transition the farm operation and farm assets to the next generation, we can help. Attend one of our “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” workshops this fall and winter to learn about the communication and legal strategies that provide solutions for dealing with farm transition needs and decisionmaking. We've scheduled both a webinar version and several in-person options for the workshop, with the first in-person workshops coming up soon--November 29, 2023 in Mt. Orab and December 7 in Celina.
This workshop challenges farm families to actively plan for the future of the farm business. Learn how to have crucial conversations about the future of your farm and gain a better understanding of the strategies and tools that can help you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation. We encourage parents, children, and grandchildren to attend together to develop a plan for the future of the family and farm.
Teaching faculty for the workshop are David Marrison, OSU Extension Farm Management Field Specialist, and Robert Moore, Attorney with the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program. Topics David and Robert will cover in the workshop include:
- Developing goals for estate and transition planning
- Planning for the transition of control
- Planning for the unexpected
- Communication and conflict management during farm transfer
- Federal estate tax challenges
- Tools for transferring assets
- Tools for avoiding probate
- The role of wills and trusts
- Using LLCs
- Strategies for on-farm and off-farm heirs
- Strategies for protecting the farmland
- Developing your team
- Getting your affairs in order
- Selecting an attorney
Webinar version. You and your family members can attend the workshop individually from the comfort of your homes. The four-part webinar series will be February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom.
In-person workshops. Our local Extension Educators are hosting in-person workshops at five regional locations across Ohio:
- November 29, 2023 - Brown County - Mt. Orab
- December 7, 2023 - Mercer County - Celina
- January 19, 2024 - Columbiana County - Lisbon
- January 26, 2024 - Champaign County - Urbana
- February 2, 2024 - Seneca County - Tiffin
- April 4, 2024 - Warren County - Lebanon
Registration is required. Find registration information for all workshops at https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farm-transition-planning.
We hope you'll join us to move forward on planning for the future of your farm! For questions about the workshop, please contact David Marrison at marrison.2@osu.edu or 740-722-6073.