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Learn About the Invisible Organization Chart at Cultivating Connections

Imagine a farm transition meeting where the son is expected to take over the operation, the father officially owns the assets, but the mother quietly manages the finances, maintains the relationships with lenders and vendors, and often knows more about the farm business than anyone else in the room.  Now imagine trying to develop a successful transition plan without recognizing that reality.  That's the premise behind one of the featured sessions at the 2026 Cultivating Connections Conference: "R

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Ohio Supreme Court determines more information is needed for Madison County Solar Project

On Tuesday, May 26, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a slip opinion, In re Application of Oak Run Solar Project, L.L.C. The decision concerns a proposed 800-megawatt, 6,050-acre solar project in Madison County. The proposed facility would also include a 300-megawatt alternating-current battery-energy storage system and allow for crops and livestock grazing among the solar panels. In 2022, Oak Run applied for approval from the Ohio Power Siting Board to construct their proposed project.

Data Center Development is the topic of our June Roundtable

We're likely to run out of time to discuss all there is to cover on data center development in Ohio, but we'll give it a shot in our June Agricultural Law & Policy Roundtable on Data Centers, Agriculture, and Ohio's Policy Future.  Special guest Dr. Gabriel Lade, the C. William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at Ohio State, will join our agricultural law team for the roundtable at 10 a.m. on June 12, 2026.

Questions we'll address include:

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Are Farmers Liable for Escaped Livestock?

According to USDA statistics, there are somewhere around 4 million head of cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats in Ohio. As anyone knows who has been around livestock, a few of those 4 million head are currently outside of their pen or pasture, unbeknownst to their owner. In the legal world, we call these animals “at large.” Inevitably, some of these escaped animals will cause mischief, whether that means ruining a neighbor's crops or damaging a vehicle on a highway.

Legal Groundwork

Ohio Senate passes substitute bill on Carbon Capture and Storage activity

Legislation introduced over a year ago to allow for carbon capture and storage (CCS) activity in Ohio has progressed through the Senate, but in a different version than passed by the House.  Deliberation in the Senate Energy Committee led to a substitute bill that unanimously passed the Senate on May 20. We reported previously on the version of the bill the House passed on October 8, 2025.

Join us for a Farm Office Live Roundtable on Farm Bill 2026

We're heading into a summer season of our new Agricultural Law & Policy Roundable--a Farm Office Live summer webinar series dedicated to law and policy issues for agriculture..

The first topic we'll tackle is the Farm Bill. With the recent passage by the House of Representatives, the Farm Bill now moves to the Senate.  What was in the House version and what might be problematic for the Senate? Join the Farm Office legal and farm management team as we review provisions that passed in the House, provisions that were pulled, and issues that might cause conflicts in the Senate.

Ohio Farm Transition Network Hosts International Farm Succession Coordinator Training in Wooster, Ohio

OSU Extension, in partnership with the Ohio Farm Transition Network (OFTN), recently hosted the International Farm Transition Network’s (IFTN) Certified Farm Succession Coordinator Training on April 20–22 at the Secrest Arboretum Welcome and Education Center on the OSU CFAES Wooster Campus.

2026 IFTN Farm Succession Coordinator Training Class

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