2025 Fourth Quarter Fertilizer Prices Across Ohio
Authors: Amanda Bennett, Eric Richer, Clint Schroeder, OSU Extension Click here for PDF version of this article The 2025 fourth quarter results from a survey of Ohio fertilizer retailers showed prices in Ohio were somewhat varied when compared to the…
History & Tough Reality: When Payments Do More Harm Than Good, Consider Other Options
Jonathan Coppess, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, and Otto Doering , Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/09/history-tough-reality-when-payments-do-more-harm-than-good-consider-other-options.html Maybe history can provide handrails in turbulent, difficult times. For many farmers, this harvest season threatens such times. Some of…
More than a Buddy Seat – Turning Harvest Rides into Meaningful Conversations
By: David Marrison, OSU Extension Field Specialist – Farm Management OSU Extension has a long history of helping farm families with transition and estate planning. While most would agree this kind of planning is vital for the future success of the…
Planning for the Future of Your Farm Online Farm Transition and Estate Course Now Available
OSU Extension is pleased to announce that a new online self-paced course titled “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” is now available through OSU’s Professional and Continuing Education platform. This course is designed to help farm families navigate the complex process…
Time to Review Your Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will
By:Robert Moore, Friday, September 19th, 2025 Planning for the future of a farm involves much more than deciding who will operate the business or inherit the land. It also means making decisions about your personal care if you cannot speak…
Three Considerations When Comparing the Cost of Buying Bred Heifers to the Cost of Developing Them
– Dr. Kenny Burdine, Extension Professor, Livestock Marketing, University of Kentucky As we roll through fall, spring-born calves will be weaned and many of those heifer calves will be held for replacement purposes. At the same time, a large number…
2026 Crop Insurance Decision – a cut and paste from last year or not?
By Clint Schroeder, Program Manager for Ohio Farm Business Analysis Program and Eric Richer, Field Specialist, Farm Management With the projected price discovery period now closed for winter wheat Ohio farmers have until September 30, 2025, to select the crop…
Registration OPEN!: 2025 Ag Lender Seminars by OSU Extension
Professional Development for Professional Lenders October 2025 9:00 am – 3:00 pm In-person seminars at four locations across Ohio. Expert speakers on agricultural issues that impact producers, landowners, and lenders. Lenders acquire tools and resources to help growers and customers…
Fall Lambing Considerations
John Anderson, Lambshire Polypays, Wooster, Ohio (Previously published with the Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK): March 6, 2025) Experienced Polypay producer, John Anderson of Lambshire Polypays in Ohio, shares some sage advice and techniques on how he successfully lambs in…
State Operating Budget makes changes to pesticide application laws
By: Ellen Essman, Senior Research Associate Thursday, July 17th, 2025 After months of deliberation, the General Assembly delivered H.B. 96, the two-year state operating budget, to Governor Mike DeWine. Governor DeWine signed the bill into law on June 30, vetoing several provisions….
