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Don Breece
District Specialist
Farm Management
The Ohio State University
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A Little
About Me: |
Education:
Doctoral Degree - 1983: Cornell University, Agricultural and
Occupational Education
Masters Degree - 1979: The Ohio State University, Agricultural
Educaiton
Bachelor's Degree - 1972: The Ohio State University, Agricultural
Education
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| Professional Experience: |
2003 - Pressent: Ag & NR Specialist - Farm Management - Ohio
State University Extension, West District, Findlay, OH
1993 - 2003: District Specialist - Farm Management - Ohio State
University Extension, SW District, Vandalia, OH
1985 - 1993: County Agent - Agriculture and NR - Ohio State
University, Marion, OH
1983 - 1985: Area Agriculturalist/Farm Management Specialist
- University of Missouri Extension, East-West Gateway Area, Hillsboro, MO
1980 - 1982: Intern - Cornell University, Agriculture Education,
Ithaca, NY
1975 - 1980: Teacher - Elida High School, Vocational Education,
Elida, OH
1973 - 1975: Lieutenant - U.S. Army, Ft. Carson, CO
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| My Research: |
- Ohio Farm Business Summary
- Controlling the REal Estate Resource; Renting Farmland and Buildings
- Production Economics
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Links of
Interest: |
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Online
Ohio Department of Taxation
National Timber Tax Website
Ag Answers
Farm Service Agency
Small Farm New Farm Internet Resources
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio Enterprise
Budgets
Economic Research Service -
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics
Service
Center for Farm Financial Management
Ohio L.E.A.D.
College of Food, Agricultural,
and Environmental Sciences
Answers to Ag Questions,
Facts, Ag News, Editorials & More
The Agricultural and
Rural Law Program at OSU
Strategic Business
Planning for Commercial Producers
IRS: Small Business/Self
Employed
Agriculture:
A Glossory of Terms, Programs, and Laws -
Congressional Research Service
National
Center for Agricultural Law Reserarch and Information
American Agricultural
Law Association
Rural Urban Interface
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Land Grant
University
Links: |
The Ohio State University
Department of Agr.,
Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University
University of Illinois
Michigan State University
Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Purdue University
Penn State
University
of Kentucky
West Virginia
University
Iowa State University
Oklahoma State University
Missouri
University
Links to Extension
Sites in all States
Kansas
State University - topics include crop and livestock management,
ag policy, human resources, income tax info etc.
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Grain/Livestock/
Dairy Marketing-
Policy-Outlook |
http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/marketing/index.html
http://www.msu.edu/user/hilker
http://www.ag-econ.ncsu.edu/faculty/piggott/gmark.html
http://cardsrv7.card.iastate.edu/LDPHome.htm
http://ohcorn.aghost.net/index.cfm?show=31&mid=12
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/grain/homepage.html
http://www.are.uconn.edu/fmktc.html
http://www.ers.usda.gov/calendar
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~agmas/
Ohio Dairy Web -
your center for current information on dairy markets, prices and dairy
policy
Grains
Outlook - Ohio State
Livestock
Outlook Newsletter - Ohio State
OSU Outlook
Reports and Briefings
Weekly Purcell
Agricultural Commodity Marketing Report - Virginia
Tech
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Risk
Management
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Risk Management Agency/U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture
National
Ag Risk Education Library
North Central Risk
Management Education Center
Crop Insurance
Premium Calculator |
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Federal Farm Bill
and Disaster Assistance
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http://fb-net.org/index.html
http://www.agriculturelaw.com
http://agriculture.house.gov/
http://senate.gov/~agriculture
Federal
Farmland Protection Program Funded Through The
2002 Farm Bill - NRCS
Ohio Total Farm
Program Payments - Spreadsheet
Successful Farming
& Agriculture - Farm Bill Information
USDA Government
Q/A Factsheets
USDA Disaster Assistance
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Value-Added/
Direct Marketing |
http://newfarm.osu.edu
http://www.nafdma.com/
Ohio Future Foods
Heartland Agdeavor
The Piketon Research
& Extension Center
The Agricultural Business
Enhancement Center - Bowling Green
Hydroponic Tomato
Production program
Economics of Biotechnology
Agricultural
Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)
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Human
Resource
Management/
Farm Labor
Laws |
Taxation of Agr. Labor - PowerPoint Presentation
Farm Employment Tax Laws and Regulations
Ohio Income Tax Withholding on Farm Wages
Federal Income Tax Withholding on Farm
Wages
The Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation
U.S. Department of Labor
Ohio New Hire Reporting Center
U.S.
Department of Agriculture / Ag Labor Affairs
Agricultural Labor
Management University of California
Cornell
University Human Resource Management Program
Regional
& National Data for Self-Employed Workers
Resources for Personnel
Management in Agriculture-Michigan State
Gempler's Alert - Newsletter of Ag/Hort
Safety & Employment
U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational
Safety & Health Administration
The INS Online
Mid American Ag and Hort Services
Human Resource Management - A New Approach
A.B.E. Center
Agricultural,
Environmental and Development and Economics Online Publications
Managing Farm
Labor Article
Current Regulations
on Agricultural Labor
Reporting Independent Contractors
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Farm
Rents
and Leases
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Farm Rental Fact
Sheet Index
MWPS (Midwest Plan Service)
Managing
Farmland Leases
Ohio Agricultural
Statistics - Land Value Releases:
Cash Rents and Farm Real Estate
Rental Premiums for Share Versus
Cash Leases
Farm Business Goals & Competitive
Advantage
The 4-Letter Words in a Farm Rental Contract
PowerPoint Presentations:
Tax Issues for Farm Rental Agreements
Landlord/Tenant
Contracts & Agreements
Fair Rent Input Form
Download and complete this form.
Once completed, please return it to Don Breece so
he can run the program and mail the results back to you.
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Links to Farm
Management
Web Sites: |
OSU Agricultural, Environmental
& Development Economics web page
AgEcon Search: Research in
Agricultural and Applied Economics
Agricultural Economics Bulletin
Board
Sustainable Agriculture Network
Farm Financial Standards Council |
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Links to Estate
Planning/
Retirement
Planning
Web Sites: |
Estate Planning Considerations
for Ohio Families
Virginia
Tech
Nebraska
Purdue
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Maryland
Michigan State
Missouri
Minnesota (click
recent tax law changes)
North Dakota
Penn State Bulletin
The State
of Ohio - Medicaid Recovery
http://www.reeusda.gov/financialsecurity
Planning for a Secure
Retirement - Study Course
The Planned Giving Guide
Income, Wealth, and the Economic Well-Being of Farm Households
A Retirement Estimator
for Farm Families
Ohio Dept. Of Insurance
Some Selected Financial Security Websites
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| Drought Links: |
U.S. Soybean
Condition Graph
U.S. Corn Condition
Graph
Ohio State University Extension
Drought Page
Turf Program
Chat 'n Chew Cafe
Purdue Agronomic
Drought Stress Information
Forages
and Drought ~ Purdue University |
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| Weather Sites: |
General Weather
Sites:
Ohio State University
NOAA National Weather Service
Unisys, Inc.
Agricultural Weather
Information:
NOAA/USDA Joint Ag. Weather
Facility
For Satellite Images:
University of Wisconsin
Intellicast,
Inc.
For Severe Weather Information:
NOAA Storm Prediction Center
For Climate Information:
National Climatic Data Center
Midwestern Regional Climate
Center
For a List of Many Weather-Related
www Servers:
University of
Michigan
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Upcoming Farm
Management
In-Services
and Current
Information: |
Farm Management Update
Newsletter
Ohio
Farm Custom Rates
East District Farm Management
Web Site
Southwest
District Farm Management Web Site
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New Publication
Materials/Web
Sites/Research Findings |
Computerized
Farm Record Keeping with Quicken 2003. OSU Extension
Publication 908AE ($12.50). You can pick up or order
this bulletin from any local OSU Extension office.
Income Tax Management
for Farmers - NCR2 (2002) - $5.00
The Farm Corporation
- NCR11 (2002) - $5.00
Van Wert Dairy Study
Farm Machinery Management Publications
and Software
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2005
Agricultural
Lenders
Conference
Presentations |
Federal/State/Local
Environmental Policies, Regulations and Subsidies (Powerpoint)
Enterprise Budgets, Farm Custom Rates, Farmland Value and Cash
Rental Survey, and Input Outlook (Powerpoint)
Land Use Issues, Laws and Ohio Agriculture (Powerpoint)
Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2006 Lenders Darke (Word)
Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2006 Lenders Hancock (Word)
Agricultural Production in Darke County (Powerpoint)
Farm Management Issues Update 2005 (Powerpoint)
Update on Manure
Management
Issues
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OSU Extension embraces human diversity and is committed
to ensuring that all educational programs conducted by Ohio State University
Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without
regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, disability, religion,
sexual orientation, national origin, or veteran status.
Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural
Administration and Director, OSU Extension TDD No. 800-589-8292 ( Ohio only)
or 614-292-1868
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Updated November 2005
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