The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

“Let the buyer beware” doctrine applies to real estate sales in Ohio

By:Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 “Do your due diligence” is the lesson learned from a recent Ohio appeals court decision in a case alleging that a seller fraudulently induced a…

Concerning parasites, are you controlling what you think you are controlling?

– Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, PhD, PAS, University of Kentucky Available since the ’80’s, is it still effective? Spring is my favorite time of the year as the flowers bloom, turkeys begin gobbling and the grass takes off. The grass has…

House Farm Bill Reconciliation Summary Overview

By:Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 Guest author:  Dr. Carl Zulauf, Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University. Note:  The U.S. House of Representatives passed its budget reconciliation…

How Ohio’s Proposed Pesticide Rules Could Affect Teens Working on Farms

By:Jeffrey K. Lewis, Esq., Legal Associate, Agricultural and Resource Law Program, Income Tax Schools Friday, May 16th, 2025 On April 9, 2025, the Ohio House of Representatives passed its version of the state’s biennial budget, also known as House Bill…

USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025

USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP beginning today through June…

The Art (and Science) of Letting Go: Mastering Delegation for Better Results

MANAGER’S LIBRARY SERIES Trey Malone, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University Jay Akridge, Trustee Chair in Teaching and Learning Excellence and Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University John Foltz, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University; and Dean…

2025 Second Quarter Fertilizer Prices Across Ohio

By: Amanda Bennett, Eric Richer, Clint Schroeder, OSU Extension Click here to read PDF version of this article The second quarter results from a survey of Ohio fertilizer retailers showed prices in Ohio were generally lower compared to the national…

That First Calf Heifer is not a Mature Cow – So why would we treat her like one?

– Dr. Katie VanValin, Assistant Extension Professor, University of Kentucky Developing and first calf heifers are not the same as mature cows. While that seems like an obvious statement, there is still a common belief that heifers should be able…

Nutrient Content of Poultry Litter Compost

Author(s): Glen Arnold, CCA, Amber Emmons, CCA Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has impacted more than 70 commercial poultry farm locations in four Ohio counties these past few months involving 14,668,251 birds. There has not been a new detection since March…

Ohio Cropland Survey Now Available

Ohio Cropland Survey Now Available

Please fill out the Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents Survey today! This opinion-based study surveyed professionals with a knowledge of Ohio’s cropland values and rental rates. Professionals surveyed were rural appraisers, agricultural lenders, professional farm managers, ag business professionals,…