David Marrison

David Marrison, has served as a Field Specialist in Farm Management and as the Interim Director for the Farm Financial Management and Policy Institute (FFMPI) for Ohio State Extension since November 1, 2022.  Mr. Marrison has worked for Ohio State University Extension since 1997, is a Professor in the Department of Extension, and served as an Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Educator in Ashtabula, Trumbull, and Coshocton Counties from 1997 to 2022. David serves as a qualified farm mediator for the Ohio Farm Resolution Services (OFRS) and is on the Board of Directors for the International Farm Transition Network and is a Certified Farm Succession Coordinator. David is nationally known for his teaching in farm succession planning.  He has a unique ability to intertwine humor into speaking about the difficulties of passing the farm on to the next generation.  He has authored numerous publications in succession and estate planning.   David was born and raised on a small dairy farm in northeast Ohio.  Today, David and his family raise Boer meat goats and hay on a small farm in east central Ohio.

Credentials

IFTN Farm Succession Coordinator

Qualified Mediator for the Ohio Farm Resolution Services

Board Member - International Farm Transition Network

Experience

David has nearly three decades in helping Ohio farm families in his work for OSU Extension. He specializes in farm management, transition planning, tax management and farm family dynamics.