Program News

  1. Agenda for March 15 Farm Office Live webinar

    Farm Office Live is March 15

    Mar 5, 2024

    Our March Farm Office Live webinar is coming up, and this month we'll feature an industry panel discussing WASDE and strategies for 2024 grain marketing.  Register here to join us on Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m.

  2. Food Business Central course logo with photo of home baker making cupcakes

    Announcing our Food Business Central course

    Feb 23, 2024

    Our new course for food business entrepreneurs is open!  The course provides guidance on making and selling home-produced and farm-raised food products, addressing entreprenurship, organizing a business, food safety, legal compliance and marketing. Now available at go.osu.edu/foodbusinesscentral.

  3. Flyer with information about the Ohio Farmland Leasing Update

    It's time for our Ohio Farmland Leasing Update

    Feb 13, 2024

    It's time to consider your farmland lease for the 2024 growing season, and we're ready to provide information to help you. Join us on March 1 at 10 a.m. for a special edition of our Farm Office Live webinars, where we'll provide an Ohio Farmland Leasing Update.  More information is available here.

  4. Farmer looking out over farm field

    Learn about strategies to deal with Long-Term Care in our upcoming webinar

    Jan 29, 2024

    Our webinar on February 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. will help farmers understand how to manage Long-Term Care needs, projected costs of care, and strategies to minimize the risk Long-Term Care poses to a farming operation and farm family.  Learn more about the free webinar here.

  5. Front page of law bulletin on the Corporate Transparency Act

    New reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act

    Jan 23, 2024

    There's a lot of talk about the new reporting requirements for small businesses under the Corporate Transparency Act.  Our law bulletin explains who is subject to the new law and what it requires.  Find "The Corporate Transparency Act:  Reporting Requirements" here.

  6. Check out our recorded webinar on farm insurance

    Jan 4, 2024

    Farm insurance is a critical tool for protecting farm assets, so make sure you understand your farm insurance policy.  Our webinar on January 11, 2023 at 7 p.m. will help you learn more about farm insurance, how it works, asset coverage issues, handling a claim, and more.  Watch the recorded webinar here.

  7. First page of bulletin on Ohio Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program

    New bulletin explains Ohio's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program

    Jan 3, 2024

    Ohio's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program is entering its second year, and those who plan to participate in the program in 2024 should begin planning now.  We provide an explanation of how the program works in our latest law bulletin, available in our Tax Law Library.

  8. Applications Being Received for FFMPI Affiliated Faculty and Staff Members

    Dec 20, 2023

    The Farm Financial Management and Policy Institute (FFMPI) is pleased to announce that applications for Affiliated Faculty and Staff Members are now being accepted. Affiliate status is a designation for faculty and staff who are not hired to directly work for FFMPI. Individuals will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated interest in the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and Extension outreach in the areas of farm management and agricultural policy. 

  9. field of sunflowers with woods and blue sky in background

    Ohio State Organic Grains Conference scheduled for January 4-5, 2024

    Dec 15, 2023

    Registration is open for the 2nd annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference, January 4-5, 2024 at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center near Toledo, Ohio. The 2024 conference offers programming for experienced organic growers, growers transitioning to or considering organic, and consultants or educators who support these growers.

  10. New resource on dealing with second marriages and farm assets

    Dec 5, 2023

    A second marriage for a member of a farm family can raise concerns about protecting farm assets, but legal strategies can help.  Read how to address those concerns in our latest bulletin, "Farm Transition Strategies for Second Marriages," available on the Transition Planning shelf of our Law Library.

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