"Ties To The Land"
Award Amount: $2,000
Institution: Forest Stewardship Foundation
Project Director: Ed Levert (televert@kvis.net)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Exploratory Projects
Summary
Ties To The Land is a nation wide program developed...
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Agritourism Intensive 2015; Managing the risks of agritourism for California farm and ranch diversification
Award Amount: $49,953
Institution: Small Farm Program, University of California
Project Director: Penny Leff (paleff@ucdavis.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project uses a peer-reviewed agritourism training manual, incorporates learning...
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Assessing Needs of Women Farmers in Hawaii
Award Amount: $2,000
Institution: Oahu Resource Conservation & Development Council
Project Director: Jean Brokish (jean.brokish@oahurcd.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Exploratory Projects
Summary
The Project Team will utilize an electronic survey to assess...
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Building Profitable Farms and Strong Financial Management
Award Amount: $49,931
Institution: California FarmLink
Project Director: Nathan Weller (nathan@cafarmlink.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The Building Profitable Farms and Strong Financial Management Project focuses...
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Colville Reservation - Growing and Preserving Agriculture for a Healthy Nation
Award Amount: $13,574
Institution: WSU Colville Reservation Extension
Project Director: Linda McLean (ljmclean@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project is a follow-up full proposal resulting from needs...
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Cost and Profit Center Analysis Using QuickBooks Classes for Management Accounting, Analysis, and Benchmarking for South Central Utah Beginning and Progressing Farmers and Ranchers
Award Amount: $43,248
Institution: Snow College
Project Director: Jay Olsen (jay.olsen@snow.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This project will improve management knowledge and risk management skills...
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Education to reduce producer risks when selling timber
Award Amount: $22,742
Institution: Washington State University
Project Director: Kevin Zobrist (kevin.zobrist@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
This proposal is for developing and delivering two comprehensive two-day...
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Essential Risk Management for California's Direct Marketing Farmers
Award Amount: $28,736
Institution: Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association
Project Director: Ben Palazzolo (benpalazzolo@pcfma.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
California has the most robust and heavily-regulated farmers' market system...
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Evaluation of Online Modular Curriculum and Mentorship Training to Improve Hands-on Farm Internships.
Award Amount: $2,000
Institution: Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
Project Director: Natalia Pinzon Jimenez (natalia@nataliapinzon.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Exploratory Projects
Summary
This project will allow us to formally test and evaluate...
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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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FARMING 101: Risk Management for Beginning Farmers
Award Amount: $49,969
Institution: Marin Organic
Project Director: Jeffrey Westman (jeffrey@marinorganic.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Marin Organic will provide marketing, financial, legal, and production risk...
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Financial and Legal Risk Management Education for Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in the Salinas Valley
Award Amount: $48,680
Institution: Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
Project Director: nathan harkleroad (nathan@albafarmers.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The project addresses the longstanding and emerging risks faced by...
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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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Improving Small Farm Economic Viability thru Advanced Business Planning and Risk Management Education
Award Amount: $39,679
Institution: Washington State University
Project Director: Curt Moulton (moultonc@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Washington State University Extension will develop a series of 6...
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Managing Marketing and Production Risks for Small Forest Producers in San Juan County
Award Amount: $39,912
Institution: Northwest Natural Resource Group
Project Director: Kirk Hanson (kirk@nnrg.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
Thanks to support from the Risk Management Agency, NNRG has...
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Navajo Farmers and Ranchers Resource Conservation Planning and Management Training Project
Award Amount: $42,535
Institution: New Mexico State University
Project Director: Michael Patrick (jmpat@nmsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The proposed project will seek to increase the profitability and...
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New Tropical Island Farmer Risk Management Education Series
Award Amount: $44,999
Institution: University of Guam
Project Director: Leroy Barber (bbarber@uguam.uog.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The New Tropical Island Farmer (NTIF) Risk Management Education Series...
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Oregon Sheep Shearing School: Enhancing the Skills and Availability of Shearers To Improve Lamb and Wool Profitability.
Award Amount: $21,782
Institution: Washington State University Extension
Project Director: Sarah Smith (smithsm@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
The Pacific Northwest states produce 500,000 head of sheep and...
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Providing education and technical resources to Western Montana Growers Cooperative and other Montana Food HUBS in Group GAP Quality Management System Development
Award Amount: $40,055
Institution: Lake County Community Development Corporation
Project Director: Jan Tusick (jan.tusick@lakecountycdc.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2015 Education Projects
Summary
In collaboration Western Montana Growers Cooperative, the Montana Food and...
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