Farm Finances

Registration OPEN!: 2025 Ag Lender Seminars by OSU Extension

Registration is now OPEN for the 2025 Ag Lender Seminars by OSU Extension.

A great lineup of speakers, professional development, and networking.  Please check out the 2025 Featured Speakers, Agendas, and Registration pages for more details.  Time of day for Seminars is 9 am to 3 pm. Dates and location addresses are listed on each site-specific agenda and provided here:

  • October 14 – Ottawa, OH -Putnam County Educational Service Center, 124 Putnam Pkwy, Ottawa, OH  45875
  • October 16 – Urbana, OH -Champaign Co Community Center Auditorium, 1512 U.S. Hwy 68, Urbana, OH 43078
  • October 16 – Washington CH, OH -Fayette County Extension Office, 1415 US Hwy. 22 SW, Washington Court House, OH 43160
  • October 21 – Wooster, OH – OSU CFAES Fisher Auditorium, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH  44691

To register or find more details, check out the link at: https://u.osu.edu/aglenderseminars/

Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2020

By Barry Ward, John Barker and Eric Richer, CCA

Farming is a complex business and many Ohio farmers utilize outside assistance for specific farm-related work. This option is appealing for tasks requiring specialized equipment or technical expertise. Often, having someone else with specialized tools perform a task is more cost-effective and saves time. Farm work completed by others is often referred to as “custom farm work” or more simply, “custom work”. A “custom rate” is the amount agreed upon by both parties to be paid by the custom work customer to the custom work provider.

Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2020 reports custom rates based on a statewide survey of 377 farmers, custom operators, farm managers, and landowners conducted in 2020. These rates, except where noted, include the implement and tractor if required, all variable machinery costs such as fuel, oil, lube, twine, etc., and the labor for the operation. Continue reading Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2020 →