Agritourism Development in Colorado: Improving Decision-Making Tools for an Emerging Income Diversification Strategy
Award Amount: $44,123
Institution: Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Dennis Kaan (Dennis.Kaan@ColoState.EDU)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project will develop and deliver management and marketing tools...
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Alternative Direct Marketing Methods for Small Farmers in Southwest Colorado
Award Amount: $35,478
Institution: San Juan RC&D
Project Director: Beth LaShell (bblashell@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2013 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project addresses price, production and financial risks associated with...
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Building Decision-Making Skills for Beef Cattle Producers
Award Amount: $4,999
Institution: Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Jeffrey Tranel (jtranel@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Beef cattle producers need greater decision making skills in determining...
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Climate Action for Agriculturalists: Building Resilience in the West - Phase II
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Farmer Campus LLC
Project Director: Katie Brimm (katie@farmercampus.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2023 Education Projects
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Colorado Building Farmers Program: Creating New Capacity and Opportunities
Award Amount: $47,249
Institution: Colorado State University Extension, Boulder County
Project Director: Adrian Card (acard@bouldercounty.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2009 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Across Colorado new markets are emerging for small-farm producers where...
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Connecting and Strengthening Livestock Supply Chain Nodes: Managing Risk and Assessing New Market Opportunities for Small to Mid-Sized Livestock Production and Processing in Colorado
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Daniel Mooney (daniel.mooney@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Livestock supply chains built around
growing consumer demand for differentiated meat...
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Designing Equitable Leases in Today’s Uncertain and Changing Agricultural Economy
Award Amount: $44,556
Institution: Colorado State University Extension
Project Director: John Deering (jdeering00@hotmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2012 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
In Colorado, like much of the country, land leasing trends...
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Diversifying Revenue with Value Added Production and Marketing
Award Amount: $23,743
Institution: San Juan RC&D
Project Director: Beth LaShell (bblashell@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2017 Education Projects
Summary
Small vegetable and fruit farmers in the 4-Corners region have...
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Growing for Wholesale Distribution in Southwest Colorado
Award Amount: $41,717
Institution: Beth LaShell
Project Director: Beth LaShell (bblashell@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Wholesale market opportunities in the 4-Corners region are increasing with...
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High Efficiency Sprinkler Irrigation in the Lower Arkansas Valley, Colorado: Balancing economic risks of adoption with pollution risks from not adopting
Award Amount: $48,398
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dana Hoag (dhoag@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2017 Education Projects
Summary
Two workshops will be offered to
furrow-irrigation producers in...
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Insurance Education for Sheep Producers
Award Amount: $40,191
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jay Parsons (jay.parsons@OptimalAg.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Sheep producers in Colorado and other states are being presented...
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Legacy Planning: Reducing the Risks Associated with Intergenerational Transfers
Award Amount: $41,754
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jeffrey Tranel (jtranel@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project seeks three distinct outcomes: (1) to increase the...
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Livestock Risk Protection, Data Management and Education for Colorado Producers and Agribusiness Professionals.
Award Amount: $39,501
Institution: Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Dennis Kaan (Dennis.Kaan@ColoState.EDU)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project’s first objective is to increase the understanding and...
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Managing for Higher Production Costs to Cattle Producers
Award Amount: $24,981
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jeffrey Tranel (jtranel@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2009 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Cattle producers are experiencing ever increasing costs of production. Additionally,...
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Managing Health Insurance and Health Crisis Planning for Ranch and Farm Families
Award Amount: $15,855
Institution: American National CattleWomen, Inc.
Project Director: Bonnie West (bwest@beef.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Managing Health Insurance and Health Crisis Planning for Ranch and...
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Managing Risk with Food Safety Education and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Implementation.
Award Amount: $34,082
Institution: Fort Lewis College
Project Director: Beth LaShell (lashell_b@fortlewis.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2011 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project will utilize proactive producer education to address food...
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Managing Tough Times: How Can Your Family Be More Resilient?
Award Amount: $50,814
Institution: Colorado State University Extension
Project Director: Robert J. Fetsch (fetsch@cahs.colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2010 Competitive Grant Program
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Project Summary: Sustainable producers, small farms/ranches, and retiring/transitioning producers,...
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Measuring unmet labor needs, identifying resource gaps, and characterizing recruitment and retention strategies for Colorado’s agricultural workforce
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Alexandra Hill (alexandra.e.hill@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects
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Navajo Nation Small Farmer Risk Management Project
Award Amount: $39,961
Institution: Sociology Water Lab - CSU
Project Director: John Wilkins-Wells (johnww@lamar.colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project will reduce risk in crop production, marketing, and...
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Peach and Orchard Disease Risk Management Tool
Award Amount: $99,973
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dana Hoag (dhoag@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2023 Underserved Projects
Summary
Cytospora canker (CC) is a devastating fungal
disease that effects 100%...
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Piloting and Demonstrating Climate-Based Decision Support Tools in California
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Farmer Campus
Project Director: Natalia Pinzón Jiménez (natalia@farmercampus.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2023 Exploratory Projects
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Planning for Reduced Water Availability to Colorado Agriculture
Award Amount: $39,448
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jeffrey Tranel (jtranel@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Irrigation water is an important risk management tool in limiting...
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Providing Training Opportunities for Safe Operation of Tractors and Equipment in the Four Corners.
Award Amount: $26,119
Institution: San Juan RC&D
Project Director: Beth LaShell (bblashell@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Identifying that time when producers are ready to move from...
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Rancher Risk Management peer education/engagement for Wolf Re-introduction in Colorado
Award Amount: $49,994
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dana Hoag (dhoag@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Colorado ranchers face new, unfamiliar risks because wolves will be
reintroduced...
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Risk and Strategic Planning for Female Agricultural Producers in Utah and Western Colorado
Award Amount: $41,242
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Catherine Keske (Catherine.Keske@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Research results from our 2006-2007 Risk Management Agency grant revealed...
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Risk Management Training and Budgeting for the Costs of Food Safety on Colorado Farms
Award Amount: $49,995
Institution: Colorado State University, Extension
Project Director: Martha Sullins (martha.sullins@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2013 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Colorado’s fruit and vegetable producers are exposed to greater financial,...
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Risk Management Training with RightRisk
Award Amount: $38,574
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dana Hoag (dhoag@ceres.agsci.colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
RightRisk Education Team members from eight western states meet twice...
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U.S. Cattle Identification Systems: Risk Management and Market Opportunities
Award Amount: $40,000
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: DeeVon Bailey (dbailey@econ.usu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project addresses producer product liability, market access risks, and...
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Using "Surviving in Agriculture" to Teach Equity Management to Ag Producers in Western States
Award Amount: $39,237
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dennis Kaan (Dennis.Kaan@ColoState.EDU)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project’s objective is to increase the producer’s basic understanding...
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Using Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Insurance to Manage for Drought in Colorado
Award Amount: $16,631
Institution: Colorado State University Extension
Project Director: Jeffrey Tranel (jtranel@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2010 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance is a new product offered...
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Variety choice decision tool with risk management considerations
Award Amount: $46,384
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jay Parsons (jay.parsons@OptimalAg.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2009 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project represents a continuation of a previously funded project...
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Variety choices and risk management considerations for grain producers.
Award Amount: $20,000
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Jay Parsons (jay.parsons@OptimalAg.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Grain producers are faced with increasing challenges when making grain...
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