OSU Extension to offer Ag Lender Workshops

By: Wm. Bruce Clevenger, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Defiance County

Ohio State University Extension has scheduled three seminars in Ohio for Agricultural Lenders. The dates are Tuesday, October 24th at the OSU Extension Champaign County Community Center Auditorium in Urbana, Ohio; Friday, October 27th at the OARDC Fisher Auditorium in Wooster, Ohio; and  Monday, October 30th at the Putnam County Educational Service Center in Ottawa, 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.

2017 Featured Speakers

All three 2017 Ag Lender Seminar locations will feature…

  • Barry Ward, OSU Extension, Assistant Professor, Leader Production Business Management – Examining Land Values, Rents, Crop Input Costs & Margins – 2018
  • Carl Zulauf, Ph.D., OSU Emeritus – Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill

Additional 2017 Speakers by location:

Urbana, OH – October 24th

  • Grain Market Outlook & Strategies the Farm CEO and Lender Should Know Together, Jim Byrne, Byrne Investment Services
  • Clemens Food Group Hog Processing, Coldwater MI., Dan Groff, Director of Hog Supply, Clemens Food Group
  • USDA Farm Service Agency Update, Darin Leach, FSA Champaign County
  • Fertilizer Applicator Cert Survey Results, Amanda Douridas, OSU Extension

Wooster, OH – October 27th

  • Grain Market Outlook & Strategies the Farm CEO and Lender Should Know Together, Jim Byrne, Byrne Investment Services
  • Looking for Profitability: Managing Dairy Production Costs, Diane Shoemaker, Field Specialist, Dairy Prod. Econ., OSU Extension
  • Clemens Food Group Hog Processing, Coldwater MI., Dewey Shaffer, Growth & Business Div. Coord. Country View Family Farms – Procurement Div. of the Clemens Food Group
  • Water Quality Regulations & Manure Management Considerations, Rory Lewandowski, OSU Extension Educator

Ottawa, OH – October 30th

  • Grain and Livestock Outlook, Chris Hurt, PhD, Purdue University, Professor of Ag Economics
  • Current Ag Law Topics, Peggy Hall, J.D. Ohio State University Extension Field Specialist, Assistant Professor and Director, Ag & Resource Law
  • Clemens Food Group Hog Processing, Coldwater MI., Dan Groff, Director of Hog Supply, Clemens Food Group
  • USDA Farm Service Agency Update, David Drake, Chief, USDA, FSA Ohio State Office

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: https://u.osu.edu/aglenderseminars/

Registration questions can be directed to OSU Extension Defiance County 419-782-4771 or email clevenger.10@osu.edu

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