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  1. Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right for Your Farm Business?

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-51

    help minimize the financial stress on a family business in the event of a divorce. This agreement can ... how assets and liabilities will be divided in the event of a divorce, dissolution, or death.   An ... death of a spouse. Marriage Without a Prenuptial Agreement In the event of a divorce, dissolution, or ...

  2. Conducting a SWOT Analysis of Your Agricultural Business

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-42

    the internal workings of your farm business. These items are usually within the control of the ... competitive or can you remain at your present size? What is happening in your community that can be ... on the type of farm you have, asking customers their opinions can prove useful. Asking spouses, even ...

  3. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Dr. Jörg Ochsmann, Dr. Mads A. Sorensen, and the USDA-APHIS office ... document included: Jeff Stachler, Weed Scientist for OSU Extension; John Burch, State Plant Health Director ... for USDA-APHIS in Ohio; Melissa Bravo, Weed Scientist for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture; ...

  4. Predators of Poultry

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-22

    below. Birds killed by weasels are found bloody with the internal organs missing or partially consumed. ... debris present. It would be unusual for a cat to prey on an adult chicken unless it was wounded or ... authors would like to thank Dr. Donald Burton of the Ohio Wildlife Center and Mr. Micheal Pogany of the ...

  5. Measuring Standing Trees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-35-02

    in Ohio, the Doyle and the International 1/4-Inch rules (Tables 1 and 2). Both of these rules provide ... timber industry and many professional foresters. The International 1/4-Inch rule is used by state ... International 1/4-Inch rule is generally considered to be the best estimate of the amount of lumber that can ...

  6. Conducting Successful Family Business Transition Meetings

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-43

    family meetings happen because of some abrupt change like the death of the senior manager. Issues faced ... the future of the business. Family meetings can help answer questions about the present owners’ ... is presented on the following page. Acknowledgements This fact sheet was developed as a result of ...

  7. Hobby Maple Syrup Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-36

    produce your own maple syrup and perhaps even have enough to use as gifts for family or friends. It’s ... water content before the boiling process even starts. The new tapping guidelines developed at the ... taps staggered evenly around the tree over successive years by tapping both high and low. Figure 11. ...

  8. Timber Theft in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-97

    the boundary is still marked, even though a fence is present. In the case of timber disputes that ... addition, getting caught often does not result in arrest, conviction or even payment of minimal restitution ... from several additional acres of the adjacent landowner's property. What Do You Do In the Event of ...

  9. Financial Maturity: A Guide to Increasing Financial Returns From Your Woodland

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-48

    of earning power in percent is lower for trees of present high quality, even though these trees may ... life expectancy, varies dramatically among species (even within genus) and with site quality. Red and ... Calculations. The basic compound interest formula is PV (1 + I) y  = FV Where PV = present value, I = compound ...

  10. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50

    and can result in slow growth or even the death of the more desirable trees. In a woodland under ... your property, utilizing your selection criteria, to see how many potential crop trees are present. How ... a 0 free-to-grow rating would only increase to less than 12 inches. Based on a conservative estimate, the tree with ...

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