Jim Polson is a District Specialist, Farm Management, Northeast District Extension, Wooster, Ohio. He started with OSUE in 1971 as an area farm management agent. His book, "Handbook of Farm and Ranch Estate Planning" was published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. in 1982. He has written many articles and conducted many workshops for farmers on: Transferring Your Farm Business to the Next Generation; Estate Planning; and Farm Business Organization.
Robert D. Fleming is a District Specialist, Farm Management with OSU Extension for Northwest Ohio. After joining Ohio State in 1965 his appointments have included: Area Extension Agent, Farm Management; Extension Agent, Agriculture; Extension Agent, 4-H; and County Chair. He received an M.S. and a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from The Ohio State University and has completed post graduate course work at Ohio State.
Bernie Erven is a Professor and State Specialist, Farm Management in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He joined Ohio State in 1969 after receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He teaches courses in principles of agribusiness management and human resource management in small businesses. His extension program focuses on human resource management in farm businesses with special attention to family relations, communication and personnel management. He also participates in a state- wide farm management education program called ManagementExcel.
Warren Lee is a State Specialist, Agricultural Finance with OSU Extension. He joined Ohio State in 1970 after receiving a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. His teaching and research programs include farm investment analysis, risk management, farm business information systems and farm business analysis. He is senior author of a textbook, Agricultural Finance, as well as numerous journal articles and bulletins.