Team Directory

Team Co-Leaders

David Marrison, Field Specialist, Farm Management

  • Expertise: Farm Succession Planning, Ag Business Planning, Small Farm Development, Dairy Management, and Farm Tax Management
  • Email: marrison.2@osu.edu 

Chris Zoller, Extension Educator, Tuscarawas County

  • Expertise: Farm Management, Farm Transition, Farm Labor Management
  • Email: zoller.1@osu.edu

Team Members

John Barker, Extension Educator, Knox County

  • Expertise: UAV Regulation and Application, Farm Record-Keeping, Precision Agriculture
  • Email: barker.41@osu.edu

Amanda Bennett, Extension Educator, Miami County

  • Expertise: Farm Management
  • Email: bennett.709@osu.edu

Chris Bruynis, Extension Educator, Ross County

  • Expertise: Farm Finance, Risk Management, Estate Planning, Farm Policy, and Farm Taxes
  • Email: bruynis.1@osu.edu   

Bruce Clevenger, Field Specialist, Farm Management

  • Expertise: Computerized Farm Record-Keeping and Farm Financial Analysis (FINPACK)
  • Email: clevenger.10@osu.edu

Trevor Corboy, Extension Educator, Brown County

  • Expertise: Farm Management
  • Email: corboy.3@osu.edu

Amanda Douridas, Extension Educator, Madison County

  • Expertise: Farm Management, Nutrient Management, and Nutrient Regulations
  • Email: douridas.9@osu.edu

Mike Estadt, Extension Educator, Pickaway County

  • Expertise: Farm Leases and Landlord-Tenant Relationships
  • Email: estadt.3@osu.edu

Mike Gastier, Extension Educator, Huron County

  • Expertise: Solar Energy Applications, Farm Management  
  • Email: gastier.3@osu.edu

Peggy Hall, Director, Agricultural and Resource Law

  • Expertise: Ag Law
  • Email: hall.673@osu.edu

Jason Hartschuh, Field Specialist, Dairy Precision

  • Expertise: Farm Management, Dairy, Basic Milk Marketing
  • Email: hartschuh.11@osu.edu

Gigi Neal, Extension Educator, Clermont County

  • Expertise: Annie’s Project, Women in Agriculture, Farm Management
  • Email: neal.331@osu.edu

Sarah Noggle, Extension Educator, Paulding County

  • Expertise: Farm Records, Farm Management, Farm Stress
  • Email: noggle.17@osu.edu

Eric Richer, Field Specialist, Farm Management

  • Expertise: Farm Management, Young Farmers, Succession Planning, Precision Ag
  • Email: richer.5@osu.edu

Garth Ruff, Field Specialist, Beef Specialist

  • Expertise: Livestock Management & Marketing, Meat Processing 
  • Email: ruff.72@osu.edu

Beth Scheckelhoff, Extension Educator, Putnam County

  • Expertise: Farm Management, Risk Management, Farm Stress, Women in Agriculture
  • Email: scheckelhoff.11@osu.edu

Clint Schroeder, Program Manager, Ohio Benchmarking

  • Expertise: Farm Records, Financial Analysis, Cost of Production, Farm Management
  • Email: schroeder.307@osu.edu

Barry Ward, Program Leader, Production Business Management; Director, OSU Extension Income Tax Schools

  • Expertise: Tax issues including income taxation of businesses and individuals (agricultural specialization), Current Ag Use Valuation (CAUV) & property tax, sales tax, and timber tax. Cropland value and leasing issues, crop economics, crop and livestock enterprise budgeting, crop input outlook, farm financial analysis, farm custom rates, and machinery costs.
  • Email: ward.8@osu.edu