Planning for the Future of Your Farm Workshops
Each year, OSU Extension holds “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” workshops to help families with farm transition planning. We offer both a webinar and in person workshops at several locations across Ohio. This farm transition workshop challenges farm families to actively plan for the future of the farm business. Learn how to have crucial conversations about the future and strategies and tools that can help you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation. 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 discussed during this series include:
- Developing Goals for Estate and Succession
- Planning for the Transition of Control
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Communication and Conflict Management during Farm Transfer
- Legal Tools and Strategies
- Developing Your Team
- Getting Your Affairs in Order
- Selecting an Attorney
We encourage parents, children, and grandchildren to attend together to develop a plan for the future of your family farm.
Webinar Version
A webinar version of this program was offered on February 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2025 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. Check back for details on our next webinar version. You can also email David Marrison at marrison.2@osu.edu to be placed on an alert email for the next series.
In-Person Programs
The following locations are hosting an in-person Planning for the Future of Your Farm workshop. Follow these links to learn more about these programs:
- December 4, 2024 - Fulton County (9:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
- January 23, 2025- Putnam County (9:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
- February 6, 2025- Pickaway County (10:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
- February 18, 2025- Clark County (9:00 to 4:00 p.m.)
- March 11 & 13, 2025- Wayne County (6:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
- March 13 & 18, 2025 - Licking County (6:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
- March 27 & April 3, 2025- Morgan County (6:00 to 8:30 p.m.)