Building a Lasting Farm Legacy: OSU Extension’s March 2026 Planning Series
Wednesday, February 04th, 2026
By David Marrison - Field Specialist, Farm Management
Each winter, OSU Extension holds a “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” Zoom webinar series to help families with farm transition planning. We invite you and your farm family to attend this series from the comfort of your home on March 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This workshop is designed to help farm families learn strategies and tools to successfully create a transition and estate plan that helps you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation. Learn how to have the crucial conversations about the future of your farm.
Topics discussed during this series include:
- Developing Goals for Estate and Succession
- Planning for the Transition of Management
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Communication and Conflict Management during Farm Transfer
- Legal Tools & Strategies
- Farm Asset and Resource Management Spreadsheet (FARMS)
- Developing Your Team
- Getting Your Affairs in Order
- Selecting an Attorney
Instructors:
The instructors for this series are Robert Moore and David Marrison members of OSU Extension’s Farm Office Team. Robert Moore is an attorney with the OSU Extension Agricultural and Resource Law Program. Prior to joining OSU, Robert was in private practice for 18 years where he provided legal counsel to farmers and landowners. David Marrison is a OSU Extension Field Specialist, Farm Management. David has worked for OSU Extension for 28 years and is nationally known for his teaching in farm succession.
Invite Your Family to Attend with You:
Because of its virtual nature, you can invite your parents, children, and/or grandchildren (regardless of where they live in Ohio or across the United States) to join you as you develop a plan for the future of your family farm.
Registration:
Pre-registration is required. All course materials will be available electronically and recordings of the presentations will be accessible for four months upon conclusion of each session. Click here to register for this program. The registration fee is $99 per farm family is due by February 23, 2026.
More Information:
To obtain more information about this series, please access the Farm Office website at: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/ or contact David Marrison at the 740-722-6073 or by email at marrison.2@osu.edu.