Farm Management, Marketing and Economics Events at the 2011 Farm Science Review

by Barry Ward, Stan Ernst and Peggy Hall, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University

Even though new equipment and machinery dominate the Farm Science Review each year, economics and the bottom line always play the major role in your decision making. The Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics together with Ohio State University Extension will offer several activities, exhibits, presentations and opportunities to interact with Agricultural Economists, Farm Management Specialists and Extension Educators at this year’s Farm Science Review, September 20th through the 22nd at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio.

The Farm Business Office
The Farm Business Office at the Farm Science Review is located in the Francine Firebaugh Building and will give Review goers the opportunity to interact one-on-one with Ohio State University Extension Farm Management Specialists, OSU Agricultural Economists, and OSU Extension Educators.

Review goers can seek advice on various farm business and management topics including budgeting, cash rents, flexible cash rent arrangements, land purchase issues, input buying, farm transition planning, estate planning, retirement planning, farm record keeping and analysis, tax management, human resources management, risk management issues and more.

OSU Extension Enterprise Budgets will be available along with “Ohio Farm Custom Rates” and “Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rental Rates 2010-11”. A new decision making tool – Flexible Cash Lease Agreement Calculator will be on display and available for Review goers.

Ag Law Office
This year there will be a new “office” in the Firebaugh Building located in OSU Central on Friday Avenue. OSU Extension will sponsor the new “Ag Law Office” to provide law education in areas important to agriculture.

Come in and talk with our agricultural attorney, Peggy Hall, about legal issues on your farm. Hall will have legal resources available on topics such as oil and gas leasing, farmland leases, livestock care standards, agricultural zoning and premises liability, and will show you how to locate legal information on her website.
Hall will also provide review goers with opportunities to meet attorneys from around Ohio who practice in agricultural law. Stop by, meet agricultural attorneys, and hear what they think about the latest legal issues affecting agriculture.

Natural Gas Production: The Impact of Marcellus and Utica Shale on Rural Economies

Our annual Farm Science Review panel will have you thinking about the impact of Marcellus and Utica Shale gas exploration on Ohio’s economy, communities, and infrastructure. Expect some analysis, some predictions, and probably an argument or two. And take an opportunity to stump the panel with your perspective. The OSU experts includes Doug Southgate, Allen Klaiber, Mike Lloyd and moderator Matt Roberts. Come join their lively debate.

10-11 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 2010
Tobin Building, Molly Caren Center
Sponsored by OSU Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics

“Question the Authorities”
Each day of the Review, you’ll have an opportunity to participate in live conversations on timely topics – everything from current market behavior, marketing and economic performance, to energy economics, and new policy questions for rural America. Stan Ernst from OSU’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics leads the discussion, then opens things up to the audience – your chance to question our authorities. On the stage in Alumni Park on Friday Avenue. (Topics and times are subject to change. Check the signboard along Friday Ave. for daily lineups.)

Tuesday, September 20 – Stan Ernst (OSU AED Economics)
9:00 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
11:15 Crop Input Costs – Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
11:30 Income & Employment – Luther Tweeten (OSU AED Economics)
11:45 Federal Budget Adventures – Carl Zulauf (OSU AED Economics)
12:05 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
12:25 Shale Gas: A New Crop for Ohio? – Doug Southgate (OSU AED Economics)
12:45 Legal Issues in Leasing Land for Oil & Gas Production – Peggy Kirk Hall (OSU AED Economics)
1:00 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
1:20 World Food Economy – Doug Southgate (OSU AED Economics)
1:40 Ag Policy Update – Carl Zulauf (OSU AED Economics)
2:00 Corn, Beans & Eggplant? Adding produce to your farm – Brad Bergefurd (OSU South Centers)
2:20 Working Your Farm Budget – Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
2:40 Estate Planning & Farm Transfer – Chris Bruynis, (OSU Extension)
3:00 The Costs of Farm Safety – OSU Ag Safety Program

Wednesday, September 21 – Stan Ernst (OSU AED Economics)
9:00 Federal Budget Adventures – Carl Zulauf (OSU AED Economics)
9:20 Grain Markets Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
9:45 Estate Planning & Farm Transfer – Chris Bruynis, (OSU Extension)
10:00 On-farm Energy Audits – Chad Martin (Purdue)
10:20 Farmland Values & Cash Rents – Allan Lines/Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
10:40 Ag Policy Update – Carl Zulauf (OSU AED Economics)
11:00 Farm Finance for Women – Julia Woodruff (OSU Extension Erie Co)
11:15 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics) & Corinne Alexander (Purdue Ag Economics)
11:45 Marketing Small Fruit – Gary Gao (OSU Extension/South Centers)
12:00 Wind Farming – Chad Martin (Purdue)
12:20 Recent Developments in Alternative Fuels: Military & Civilian – Bob Allen (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fuels Research Lab)
12:40 Legal Issues in Leasing Land for Oil & Gas Production – Peggy Hall (OSU AED Economics)
1:00 Food Price Outlook – Corinne Alexander (Purdue Ag Economics)
1:20 Healthy Food From Gas Stations? – Jill Clark (OSU AED Economics)
1:40 CSA’s…Subscription Farming – Beth Scheckelhoff (OSU Extension ABE Ctr)
2:00 Distribution Channels: Getting Food Crops to Consumers – Jill Clark (OSU AED Economics)
2:20 Hydroponic Market Opportunities – Beth Scheckelhoff (OSU Extension ABE Ctr)
2:40 Crop Input Outlook – Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
3:00 Greenhouse Tomato Opportunities – Beth Scheckelhoff (OSU Extension ABE Ctr)

Thursday, September 22 – Stan Ernst (OSU AED Economics)
9:15 Crop Input Outlook – Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
9:40 Livestock Law– Peggy Kirk Hall (OSU AED Economics)
10:00 Making Room for the Farmer’s Daughter – Julia Woodruff (OSU Extension Erie Co)
10:20 Estate Planning & Farm Transfer – Chris Bruynis, (OSU Extension-Wyandot Co)
10:40 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
11:00 Markets for Whitetail – Jonathan Ferris (Purdue Extension)
11:20 Legal Issues in Leasing Land for Oil & Gas Production – Peggy Kirk Hall (OSU AED Economics)
11:40 Farmland Values & Cash Rents – Allan Lines/Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
12:00 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)
12:20 Farm Finance for Women – Julia Woodruff (OSU Extension Erie Co)
12:40 Working Your Farm Budget – Barry Ward (OSU AED Economics)
1:00 Grain Market Outlook – Matt Roberts (OSU AED Economics)

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