Episode 156 – Pre & Postnuptial Agreements

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Robert Moore is an attorney and research specialist with the Agriculture and Resource Law Program at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining OSU, Robert and his wife, Kelly, owned Wright & Moore Law Co. LPA, a law firm in Delaware, Ohio focusing on legal services for farmers and landowners. After 18 years of private practice, he joined OSU Extension. Robert’s area of focus is farm succession planning, business entities and taxation.  Over the years, Robert has worked with many farm families in designing and implementing succession plans for their family farming. Today, Robert joins Bruce and Josh talking about Pre & Postnuptial Agreements.

Additional Resources:

Blog Post on Postnuptials: https://farmoffice.osu.edu/blog/fri-03032023-1041am/new-ohio-law-allows-postnuptial-agreements

https://farmoffice.osu.edu

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Episode 155 – Considerations for Tax Planning

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On this week’s episode of the Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast, Bruce and Josh talk with Barry Ward. Barry works for The Ohio State University in the Department of Extension and is the Leader of Production Business Management.  Ward’s focus includes land economics, farmland value and cash rental rates, farmland lease issues, crop economics and budgets, machinery economics, and tax issues.

Ward is also the Director of OSU Income Tax Schools.  He organizes and co-teaches the schools for tax professionals as well as providing tax education on critical issues for Ohio’s agricultural sector.

Additional Resources:

https://farmoffice.osu.edu

https://go.osu.edu/farmofficelive

https://ruraltax.org

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Episode 154 – Fertility Decisions

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While fertilizer prices have come down somewhat, crop prices have many farmers considering where to cut budgets. Fertilizer can be an option and in this episode we talk about how to do it strategically. We cover where to start with soil testing, how lime might be your cheapest option and where to cut P and K if need be.

P & K Fertility Decision with Tight Margins
Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations
Ohio Agronomy Guide
Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator

Soil Testing Resources:
Soil Sampling to Develop Nutrient Recommendations
Interpreting a Soil Test Report
Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing

Soil pH:
Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production (AGF-505)
Understanding Value in Lime
Soil Acidification: How to Lower Soil pH
Lime Application Rate Calculator (excel)

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Episode 153 – Farm Financial Stress

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On this week’s episode of the Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast, Bruce and Josh talk with Michael Langemeier, Director of Cropping Systems for the Center for Commercial Agriculture in the Department of Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University. In this episode, Michael talks about his recent work, “The 2024-2025 Financial Downturn: Who is The Most Vulnerable”. Check out the additional resources below to learn more!

Additional Resources:

https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag

The 2024-25 Financial Downturn: Who is the Most Vulnerable

https://farmprofitability.osu.edu

go.osu.edu/farmstress

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Episode 152 – Fall Weather Outlook

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Dr. Aaron Wilson joins us for a look back at the growing season and a look forward into what we can expect. Reflecting on all the weather we’ve experienced this year so far really brings home how crazy this season has been. Ohio is still suffering from drought. Aaron attempts to answer the question of when we might see relief.

For drought resources, visit: go.osu.edu/Ohio_drought. Sign up to receive monthly and quarterly updates from the State Climate Office: climate.osu.edu. Check out mrcc.purdue.edu/ to find useful tools such as the GDD calculator and freeze predictor. You can also reach out to Aaron at wilson.1010@osu.edu.

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Episode 151 – Artificial Intelligence (Ask the Expert)

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On this week’s episode of the Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast, Josh moderates a discussion with Chris Dean, a graduate student at The Ohio State University in Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Shearer. Chris talks about the advancements in artificial intelligence. His work focuses on leveraging advanced technologies to enhance agricultural efficiency and sustainability while contributing valuable insights and innovations to the field.

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Episode 150 – Water Management

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For many parts of Ohio, water management used to mean draining water off a field. Today, with drier summers, it can mean a wider range of activities. Dr. Vinayak Shedekar is the state specialist for agriculture water management. He has conducted extensive research in not only drainage, but many aspects of field water management.

In this episode we will talk about current trends in water management, what research is underway and what farmers can expect from the future of the drainage industry. For more information, please visit: go.osu.edu/agwater.

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E149 – Carbon Markets (Ask the Expert)

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Join Bruce on this unedited episode from Ask the Expert at the 2024 Farm Science Review! Bruce sits down and talks with Mike Estadt, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator from Pickaway County, about the carbon markets and its potential for farming operations.

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Episode 148 – 2024 Farm Science Review

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The 2024 Farm Science Review is quickly approaching. Make plans to join us September 17-19 at the Molly Caren Ag Center, home of the Farm Science Review. It’s all hands on deck with this episode as the four podcast hosts join forces to share what agronomy and farm management related topics you can find at this year’s show. Highlights include the Agronomy Plots, Ask the Expert and Digital Ag field demos.

To purchase tickets, visit your county Extension office or buy online at fsr.osu.edu. The program, including presentation schedules, will be posted on the website soon. The show is open September 17-18 from 8am-5pm and September 19 from 8am-4pm. See you there!

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Episode 147 – Quicken vs. QuickBooks

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On this week’s episode of the Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast, Josh moderates a discussion with Bruce and Kane Lewis, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator in Scioto County, to discuss both Quicken and QuickBooks. Both Quicken and QuickBooks are different accounting software’s that can be used for farm businesses.

*Disclaimer – our discussion today is strictly for educational purposes on how we believe the software is applicable to farm record keeping.  We are not implying an endorsement or judgement on any commercial software names mentioned.

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