The fall hunting season will soon be upon us, and with it, many hunters requesting permission to hunt on land. Hunters provide a very valuable service to landowners by helping maintain a healthy and manageable wildlife population. However, many landowners may have concerns about the potential liability of allowing hunters on their property. Landowners may […]
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Insurance is an important risk management tool that every farm operation must have. Property insurance protects against fi re and wind, auto insurance protects against driving accidents, and life insurance protects against untimely deaths. A lesser known but important risk management tool is title insurance. This type of insurance protects the buyer in a real
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An estimated 50% of farm leases in Ohio are verbal and not in writing. Verbal leases are fraught with risk due to potential misunderstandings and breaches by the tenant, landlord or both. Leases that are in writing and signed by both the tenant and the landlord significantly reduce the possibilities of conflicts. Download and read
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Have you taken the step and met with your lawyer and completed your estate plan? If so, how long has it been? If it’s been more than five years, chances are there have been changes in the law, in your family, in your business or in all of them. Download and read the entire
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NE of the most important and common concerns among farmers is transferring assets to the next generation. One means of transferring assets is gifting. While this may seem the easiest strategy for transferring assets, it is often not the best strategy when taking into consideration income taxes. Before implementing a gifting strategy, a thorough analysis
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