Landowners Leaving a Legacy- Urbana (Cancelled)

Implementing conservation practices often requires a good relationship between farmers and landowners. If you work with a landowner who may be interested in learning more about farming practices today and caring for the land, please share this opportunity with them!

Land is an important investment. One that is often passed down through generations. Farmland needs to be monitored and cared for to maintain the value and sustainability if it is to be enjoyed and profitable for future generations. Following the success of Lady Landowners Leaving a Legacy offered this past summer, Landowners Leaving a Legacy is open to everyone. If you want to learn more about your land, farming and conservation practices and how to successfully pass it on to the next generation, this program is for you!

Farming has changed dramatically over the last several decades. The thought of trying to understand it all can be overwhelming, especially if not actively farming. This series is designed to help landowners understand critical conservation and farm management issues related to owning land. It will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to talk with tenants about farming and conservation practices used on their land. The farm management portion will provide an understanding of passing land on to the next generation and help establish fair rental rates by looking at current farm budgets. We will also visit a local farm to view practices currently implemented and hear from the landowners involved.

The series runs every other Monday, February 25 – May 13 from 6:00-8:30 pm in the Champaign County Community Center Auditorium in Urbana, Ohio. It is $70 for the series. If you are only able to attend a couple of session, it is $15 per session but there is a lot of value in getting to know other participants in the series and talking with them each week. Materials and dinner included. The registration flyer can be found at http://go.osu.edu/agevents. For questions or more information, please contact Amanda Douridas at 937-484-1526 or Douridas.9@osu.edu. Please register by February 19. The detailed agenda is below.

Feb 25- Building Soil Structure

• • Introductions
  • Soil Structure Discussion and Demo
  • Tillage Methods and Compaction
• Soil Coverage Discussion and Demo

March 11- Implementing Conservation

• Conservation Activity
• Aquifer Demonstration
• Watershed Maps of Participants Farms
• Explanation of Conservation Practices

March 25- Value of the Land Beyond the Dollar

• Land Value Diagram
• Landowner/Tenant Relationship Panel
• Wildlife Habitat Programs

April 15- Transition and Succession Planning

• Peggy Hall and Wright Moore Law Firm

April 29- Leasing and Budgets

• Good Leasing Contracts
• Hunting Leases
• Overview of Commodity Budgets

May 13- Farm Visit

Some activities developed by Women, Food and Agriculture Network for its Women Caring for the Land program.