Past Events

Sowing Seeds for Success Do you own a few acres that you want to be productive but you’re not sure what to do? Do you have a passion for farming and turning your piece of this wonderful earth into a food producing oasis? Do you own land or forest that you’re not quite sure how to manage? 

This two session workshop is structured to help farm families develop a transition plan for the future, discover ways to increase family communication, and learn necessary strategies to successfully transfer management skills and the farm’s business assets from one generation to the next. This workshop will challenge farmfamilies to actively plan for the future of the farm business. The workshop will involve some work and family conversation between the two sessions that will help move the farm farther along in the process of farm transition and succession.

OSUE Associate Professors Peggy Kirk Hall and Eric Romich will share information and resources on solar leases:  what a lease should include, considerations for long term leases, limitations by entering a lease and costs/income associated with entering into a solar lease.  Be sure to see our Farmland Owner's Guide to Solar Leasing, available on our farmoffice.osu.edu website here.

This four-part series on Estate Planning and Farm Transitioning will help farm families plan for the future.  The workshops will take place once per month from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the following dates: November 14, 2019 December 18, 2019 January 16, 2020 February 6, 2020 Topics will include: