36th Annual Winter Safety and Recertification Seminar
Award Amount: $2,000
Institution: Maryland Arborist Association, Inc.
Project Director: Vanessa Finney (vanessa@mdarborist.com)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Exploratory/Local Level Grants ($2,000 maximum)
Summary
The MAA conference is a two-day event held annually in...
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Bringing Farm Transition Planning to Women in Agriculture in New York
Award Amount: $45,339
Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County
Project Director: Bonnie Collins (bsc33@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Upon completion of this course, 75 farm women (i.e., farm...
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Dairy Risk Management Using Private and Public Risk Protection Instruments - Northeast
Award Amount: $49,864
Institution: University of Minnesota
Project Director: Marin Bozic (mbozic@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Agricultural Act of 2014 reformed the U.S. dairy safety net,...
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Equipping Farm Families with Succession Planning Tools
Award Amount: $32,980
Institution: Pennsylvania Farm Link, Inc.
Project Director: Darlene Livingston (c-daliving@pa.gov)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Family farms require the correct tools to embark on the...
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Farm Transfer Education for the Northeast and West Virginia
Award Amount: $35,217
Institution: University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
Project Director: Robert Parsons (bob.parsons@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
We build on past years work to provide educational...
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Financial Literacy and Credit Readiness Training for Beginning Farmers
Award Amount: $37,131
Institution: Tufts University c/o New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Project Director: Jennifer Hashley (jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project will address issues of financial management and credit...
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Improving Sustainability within Farm Families and Between New and Retiring Farmers by Cultivating Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills
Award Amount: $36,225
Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Project Director: Deborah Teeter (dlt22@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses the need for improved communication and conflict...
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Managing Market Risk Through Collaboration Between Farmers and Market Managers
Award Amount: $24,924
Institution: Southside Community Land Trust
Project Director: Margaret DeVos (margaret@southsideclt.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The topic covered by the project is Marketing Risk: ...
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Managing Production and Financial Risks in Northern Climates through Cover Crop Adoption
Award Amount: $48,280
Institution: University of Vermont Extension
Project Director: Heather Darby (heather.darby@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Cover cropping is a practice that can mitigate production and...
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Preparing Produce Growers for Compliance With The Food Safety Modernization Act
Award Amount: $37,243
Institution: Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Meredith Melendez (melendez@njaes.rutgers.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The Rutgers On Farm Food Safety Team will develop programming,...
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Rising Out of the Weeds: Reducing Risk with Sound Decision Making
Award Amount: $30,264
Institution: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
Project Director: Kelly Coleman (kelly@buylocalfood.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project will help 70 small western Massachusetts producers learn...
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Small Ruminant Health Program
Award Amount: $1,500
Institution: Univeristy of Delaware
Project Director: Dan Severson (severson@udel.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2015 Exploratory/Local Level Grants ($2,000 maximum)
Summary
There is a shortage of veterinarians in the state of...
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