Accrual Adjusted Financial Statement Education and Linkages with Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) Insurance
Award Amount: $29,736
Institution: University of Tennessee
Project Director: Aaron Smith (aaron.smith@utk.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Producers are continuously looking for tools to better manage production,...
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Balancing Farm Success with Oil and Gas Growth in the Black Warrior
Award Amount: $48,857
Institution: Mississippi State University
Project Director: Rachael Carter (rdm1@msstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The project will address legal, production, and financial risk with...
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Business Planning and Marketing Education for Tennessee Farmers
Award Amount: $49,958
Institution: Center for Profitable Agriculture
Project Director: Megan Leffew (mleffew@utk.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The Business Planning and Online Marketing Education for Tennessee
Farmers project...
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Developing a Successful Farm Transition Plan Educational Program
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Clemson University
Project Director: Adam Kantrovich (akantro@clemson.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
This project will provide educational opportunities for agricultural and timber...
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Development of an Alabama Grazing School for Management of Production Risks Associated with Pasture-Based Livestock Systems
Award Amount: $4,919
Institution: Auburn University
Project Director: Leanne Dillard (dillasa@auburn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
Summary
This proposal will fund a pilot program that will integrate
in-class...
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Development of Beef Cattle Quick Reference Tools
Award Amount: $46,963
Institution: Auburn University/Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Project Director: Kim Mullenix (mullemk@auburn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
This project will enhance
the scope and reach of beef cattle...
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Enhancing Irrigation Efficiency Through In-Depth Education to Mitigate Risks of Agricultural Water Use
Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: University of Georgia
Project Director: Adam Rabinowitz (adam.rabinowitz@auburn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Agricultural producers in the Southeast face
increasing production, financial, and legal...
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Farmland Succession Planning and Risk Management Infrastructure for the Next Generation of Farmers
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: AAMU-Small Farms Research Center
Project Director: Duncan M Chembezi (duncan.chembezi@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Farmland succession
planning helps ensure that dreams become reality; and the...
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Financial Literacy Training for Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Producers in Alabama
Award Amount: $49,978
Institution: Alabama A&M University
Project Director: E'licia Chaverest (elicia.chaverest@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
AAMU’s Small Farms Research Center is proposing to conduct a...
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Food as a Business Initiative of the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Virginia Tech University
Project Director: Clinton Neill (cneill@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The initiative's goal is to
enhance whole farm planning (WFP) programming...
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Hands-on Educational Workshops to Improve Financial Management Skills and Decision-making Processes by Dairy Farmers in the Southern Region.
Award Amount: $38,822
Institution: Virginia Tech
Project Director: Gonzalo FERREIRA (gonf@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The objective of this project is to deliver four (4)...
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Laying the Groundwork for Farm Success: Strategies for Risk Management for Beginning and Limited-Resource Farmers
Award Amount: $49,980
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Rockiell Woods (rockw@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Beginning farmers face many risk management challenges as
they start their...
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Managing farmers market food safety risk by empowering producers with efficient food safety tools and resources
Award Amount: $47,555
Institution: School of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Project Director: Achyut Adhikari (acadhikari@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The overall goal of
this project is to develop food safety...
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Managing Risk for Oklahoma's Small Flock Poultry Producers
Award Amount: $44,751
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Project Director: JJ Jones (jj.jones@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
The Managing Risk for Oklahoma’s Small Flock Poultry
Producers is a...
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Managing risks associated with new technology adoption by specialty crop growers
Award Amount: $49,986
Institution: University of Florida Board of Trustees
Project Director: Tara Wade (tara.wade@ufl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Growers face difficult choices when adopting new
technologies or making adjustments...
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Minimizing Risks in Production and Marketing of Locally Produced Value-Added Foods
Award Amount: $49,581
Institution: University of Arkansas
Project Director: Eunjoo Cho (ejcho@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
This project focuses on reducing production and marketing
risks faced by...
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Minimizing Your Risks: Crop Insurance Training for Tropical Fruit Growers in South Florida
Award Amount: $23,245
Institution: University of Florida Board of Trustees
Project Director: Edward Evans (eaevans@ufl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Because of the damage and losses
caused by hurricane Irma in...
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Owning a Piece of Texas: Agricultural Landowner Legal Education Project
Award Amount: $30,953
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (tdowell@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
In the next decade, Texas will experience the largest intergenerational...
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Risk Management Strategies for Forage Producers in the Southeast
Award Amount: $48,907
Institution: Mississippi State University Dept. of Agricultural Economics
Project Director: Josh Maples (josh.maples@msstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
This project will provide forage and livestock producers in the...
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Southern Agricultural Lease Education Program (Part 3)
Award Amount: $26,669
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (tdowell@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Over the past two years, great success has been achieved...
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