By: Wm. Bruce Clevenger, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Defiance County
Extension has scheduled three seminars in Ohio for Agricultural Lenders. The dates are Monday, October 26th at the OSU Extension Champaign County Community Center Auditorium in Urbana, Ohio; Monday, November 2nd at the Putnam County Educational Service Center in Ottawa, Ohio; and Tuesday, November 3rd at the OARDC Fisher Auditorium in Wooster, Ohio. These seminars are excellent professional development opportunities for Lenders, Farm Service Agency personnel, county Extension Educators and others to learn about OSU Extension research, outreach programs and current agricultural topics of interest across the state.
Topics and Speakers at all 2015 Seminars:
Land Values, Cash Rents, Crop Input Costs and Potential Crop Profitability in 2016, by Barry Ward, Leader, Production Business Management, Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University
Current Agricultural Law Topics: Lease Enforceability and Termination, Nuisance Laws, etc, by Peggy Hall, J.D., Ohio State University Extension, Field Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Law
Additional topics by location include:
Urbana: Ag Tax Provisions (Sec. 179, AFYD, and CAUV), Ag Fertilizer Management and Regulations, Crop Insurance Tools in the 2014 Farm Bill.
Ottawa: Ag Fertilizer Regulations & Manure Utilization Technology, Crop Insurance Tools in the 2014 Farm Bill, Swine Contract Buildings & Swine Industry Update.
Wooster: Examining the Farm Bill ARC/PLC Programs & Crop Insurance Options, Farm Tax Update, Dairy Production Update: Controlling Input Costs, Hops Production and Start-up Costs, Nutrient Management Update, Poultry Industry Update: Contracts and Concerns.
The registration cost to attend one of the Ag Lender Seminars is $65.00 and the registration deadline is one week prior to the seminar you are attending. Payments can be made by check by mail or by credit card (by phone only to 419-782-4771). Registration forms are available online at: http://defiance.osu.edu/events/ag-lender-seminars-scheduled
Registration questions can be directed to OSU Extension Defiance County 419-782-4771 or email clevenger.10@osu.edu