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For many small business owners, the federal government’s beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement has been a source of confusion, frustration, and uncertainty since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect. That uncertainty has now largely come to an end.
After a stretch of heavy rain across Ohio these past few weeks, several flash-flood events left farm families dealing with soaked barns, damaged equipment, and water-logged homes. In the aftermath, we started fielding a familiar question: does my insurance policy actually cover this?
Farmers who operate through an LLC, S corporation, or certain other business entities are affected by significant changes in USDA payment eligibility rules. Beginning with the 2026 crop year, qualifying business entities will receive more favorable treatment for purposes of USDA payment limitations. The changes give farmers greater flexibility to use business entities for liability protection and other business purposes without unnecessarily limiting access to USDA farm programs.
On August 12, the Ohio Supreme Court released its opinion Camara v. Gill Dairy, L.L.C. The majority opinion was written by Justice Brunner and joined by all of the justices, except for one section that Justice Fischer did not join. The case involves an injury sustained by an employee from equipment on the dairy farm. The case reached the Ohio Supreme Court because the employee, Camara, appealed a decision from Ohio’s Twelfth District Court of Appeals.
Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2025-26
Barry Ward, Leader, Production Business Management
It's been a busy year in Washington and farmers, landowners, and ag professionals are left trying to keep up. To help cut through the noise, we're hosting a live-streamed roundtable discussion with special guest Harrison Pittman, Director of the National Agricultural Law Center to break down federal issues affecting agriculture.
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The deadline is looming for farmland owners to notify their tenant operators of the intent to terminate a verbal farm lease that doesn’t include a termination date. A landowner who attempts to terminate such a lease after September 1 could find themselves in a legal dispute with the tenant operator. That’s because Ohio’s statutory termination date states that if an agricultural crop lease agreement does not provide for a termination date or a method for giving notice of termination, then the landowner who wants to terminate the leasing arrangement must do so by g
The Ohio Farm Transition Network (OFTN) is hosting a series of regional, one-day professional training events designed to build a more unified and effective approach to farm transition planning across Ohio. The training series will bring together agricultural service providers from a wide range of disciplines to strengthen expertise, foster collaboration, and improve the quality of transition support available to Ohio farm families.
Highlights from the 2026 Cultivating Connections Conference
The Fourth Annual Cultivating Connections Conference, held last week in Columbus, brought together attorneys, financial advisors, lenders, extension educators, and agricultural advisors for dedicated sessions on farm transition planning. Throughout the multi-day event, professionals across disciplines exchanged strategies, networked, and shared critical insights aimed at preserving family farm legacies.
