Addressing the Need for On-Farm Direct Marketing and Agritourism Support in Oregon
Award Amount: $44,045
Institution: Oregon State University Extension Service Lane County
Project Director: Melissa Fery (melissa.fery@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2021 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses on-farm direct marketing and agritourism opportunities for...
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Agricultural Wildfire Training and Preparedness
Award Amount: $29,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Jacob Powell (jacob.powell@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2021 Education Projects
Summary
Wildfire training for farmers and ranchers will be developed and...
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Coast Farm: Building Business Capcity for Agricultural Entreprenuers on the Oregon Coast
Award Amount: $19,150
Institution: ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific
Project Director: Adam Zimmerman (azimmerman@sbpac.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project focuses on mitigating financial risks to farm businesses...
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Exploring Alternative Pest Management Techniques for Hemp: A Needs Assessment of Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Hemp Growers
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
Project Director: Christina Stucker-Gassi (cstuckergassi@pesticide.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects
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Family Agricultural Enterprise Succession: A Management Transition Seminar
Award Amount: $16,535
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Sherri Noxel (sherri.noxel@bus.oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Based on the 2014 workshop, this two-session series will encourage...
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Farm Business Development and Production Scale-Up for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Award Amount: $47,903
Institution: Adelante Mujeres
Project Director: Silvia Cuesta (scuesta@adelantemujeres.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2018 Education Projects
Summary
Lead applicant Adelante Mujeres will ensure that 45 socially disadvantaged...
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Grower Centered Risk Analysis in the Inaugural Year of Hemp Production in Idaho
Award Amount: $31,570
Institution: Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
Project Director: Christina Stucker-Gassi (cstuckergassi@pesticide.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This education project covers topics identified by Idaho producers preparing...
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Learning Strategies for Developing Long Term Leasing Arrangements and Cash Flow Analysis Through Digital Media
Award Amount: $39,400
Institution: Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Project Director: Clark Seavert (clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project reduces financial and production risks by providing Crop...
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Managing Agricultural Labor on Small-Scale Farms
Award Amount: $15,157
Institution: Oregon State University Extension Small Farms
Project Director: Maud Powell (maud.powell@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Labor represents one of the greatest risks in agricultural production....
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Managing Market and Financial Risk through Farm Stand and Agri-tourism Education
Award Amount: $45,454
Institution: Oregon State University Extension
Project Director: Maud Powell (maud.powell@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2017 Education Projects
Summary
This project will address the legal, market and financial risks...
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Managing Production, Marketing, and Financial Risks Associated with Season Extension
Award Amount: $36,120
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Larry Lev (larry.lev@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
While local agricultural sales in Western Oregon have grown rapidly,...
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Navigating Change: Grower Adoption Rates of A Grower’s TEAM as a Decision Making Tool
Award Amount: $49,238
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Clark Seavert (clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Financial, market and human resource risks are of a major...
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Niche meat marketing for small- and mid-scale livestock producers in Oregon: understanding and managing risk.
Award Amount: $30,637
Institution: Oregon State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Extension Small Farms Program
Project Director: Lauren Gwin (lauren.gwin@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2010 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Small farms/ranches can increase risk exposure to access niche marketing...
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Oregon Family-Owned Dairy Farm Succession Needs Assessment
Award Amount: $2,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Sherri Noxel (sherri.noxel@bus.oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2014 Exploratory Projects ($2,000 maximum)
Summary
The number of family-owned dairy farms is on the decline...
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Preparing Oregon Family Farm and Ranch Owners for Management Transitions and Retirement Conversations
Award Amount: $40,000
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Sherri Noxel (sherri.noxel@bus.oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2014 Education Projects
Summary
Given the increasing age of Oregon’s principal farm operators, retirement...
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Production and Marketing Risk Management for Transitioning and Recently Certified Organic Growers in Idaho
Award Amount: $42,436
Institution: Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Project Director: Shelly Connor (sconnor@pesticide.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2009 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
The number of certified organic farmers in Idaho is growing...
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Reducing Financial Management Risk through Long-Term Leasing Arrangements and Cash Flow Analysis
Award Amount: $45,472
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Clark Seavert (clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Financial management risk is a major concern for many northwest...
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Risk Management Education and Technical Assistance for Latinx Farmers in Washington County, OR.
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Adelante Mujeres
Project Director: Maribel De Leon (mdeleon@adelantemujeres.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Adelante Mujeres will ensure that 50 socially disadvantaged Latinx farmers...
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Risk Management Education for Forest Producers in SW Oregon: Addressing Climate Variability
Award Amount: $37,917
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Max Bennett (max.bennett@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects
Summary
This project
will enable new and established forest producers, including small...
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Risk Management Education for Livestock Producers Through Creation of Farm/Ranch Business Plans
Award Amount: $36,476
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Bart Eleveld (bart.eleveld@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
Business plans are becoming indispensable tools for producers to articulate...
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Risk Management Training for Latino Farmers of Specialty Crops in Oregon
Award Amount: $48,653
Institution: Adelante Mujeres
Project Director: Alejandro Tecum (atecum@adelantemujeres.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2017 Education Projects
Summary
Lead applicant Adelante Mujeres will
ensure that Latino producers of specialty...
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Using Season Extension and Winter Production to Manage Marketing and Production Risk
Award Amount: $29,899
Institution: Oregon State University Extension
Project Director: Maud Powell (maud.powell@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2011 Competitive Grant Program
Summary
This project addresses marketing and production risk through educational programming...
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Western Meat School: A hybrid in-person and online learning experience for farmers & ranchers to reduce marketing, financial, and legal risk and strengthen local meat supply chains.
Award Amount: $46,694
Institution: Oregon State University
Project Director: Rebecca Thistlethwaite (thistler@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
Increasingly more livestock
producers want to diversify and expand their market...
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Western Region Adaptive Ag Water Symposium
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: The Dry Farming Institute
Project Director: Amy Garrett (dryfarminginstitute@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects
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Wholesale Market Development for Specialty Crop Producers in Central Oregon
Award Amount: $33,453
Institution: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
Project Director: Katrina Van Dis (kvandis@coic.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2014 Education Projects
Summary
This project will increase the viability of small-medium producers to...
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Wholesaling Niche Meats: A Guidebook to Success for Producers & Processors
Award Amount: $149,999
Institution: Oregon State University Office of Sponsored Programs
Project Director: Rebecca Thistlethwaite (thistler@oregonstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - Meat & Poultry Processing Projects
Summary
Wholesaling Niche Meats: A Guidebook to Success for Producers and...
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