Can VIrtual HR Managers Reduce the Risks Associated with HRM for Medium Sized Farms?
Award Amount: $3,000
Institution: The Learning Connection
Project Director: Kristine Ranger (kristine@knowledgenavigators.com)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Exploratory Projects ($3,000 maximum)
Summary
A human resources professional is an important asset in today’s...
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Central Minnesota Women in Agriculture Programming
Award Amount: $32,030
Institution: University of Minnesota
Project Director: Betty Berning (bberning@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
The Central MN Women in Agriculture Network is a new...
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Creating Millionaire Dairy Farm Models in Conventional, Grazing and Organic Dairy Systems
Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Project Director: Larry Tranel (tranel@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
Project will create dairy farm models to assist small, beginning,...
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Evaluating milking center decisions: Automatic milking systems vs. parlors.
Award Amount: $49,553
Institution: Regents of the University of Minnesota
Project Director: Jim Salfer (salfe001@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
The challenge of hiring high quality employees on dairy
farms has...
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Exploring Global Opportunities for Agricultural Producers
Award Amount: $3,000
Institution: University of Missouri Extension - Audrain County
Project Director: Mary Sobba (sobbam@missouri.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Exploratory Projects ($3,000 maximum)
Summary
This project will include a random survey to assess the...
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Exploring Local Food Production Risks in Wapello County
Award Amount: $3,000
Institution: Wapello County Extension Office - Iowa State University
Project Director: Sue Henderson (hendy@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Exploratory Projects ($3,000 maximum)
Summary
This project will evaluate Wapello County for potential and existing...
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FARM File
Award Amount: $3,000
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Exploratory Projects ($3,000 maximum)
Summary
The “FARM File” exploratory program will assess the need for...
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Farming Together: Next Steps to Successfully Growing Future Farm Generations
Award Amount: $34,164
Institution: Purdue University - Purdue Extension - Putnam County
Project Director: Jenna Nees (smith535@purdue.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
“Farming
Together: Next Step to Successfully Growing Future Farm Generations” will
provide...
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Farmland Leasing Education
Award Amount: $32,430
Institution: University of Nebraska - Platte County Office
Project Director: Allan Vyhnalek (avyhnalek2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
The purpose of this project is to address risk management...
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Financial Planning Tools for AgPlan
Award Amount: $23,367
Institution: Center for Farm Financial Management
Project Director: Curtis Mahnken (cmahnken@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
Agriculture is in an era of
increasing financial stress and volatility....
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Helping Nebraska Livestock and Forage Producers Understand and Implement Existing and Emerging Risk Management Tools
Award Amount: $33,105
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Kathleen Brooks (kbrooks4@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This project will take a comprehensive
approach to risk management for...
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Managing cattle and worker safety: Low-stress cattle handling skills and facility evaluation trainings
Award Amount: $46,410
Institution: South Dakota State University
Project Director: Heidi Carroll (heidi.carroll@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
Working beef cattle
ranks as one of the occupations with the...
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Pesticide Applicator Training for Hmong Growers
Award Amount: $41,184
Institution: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Project Director: Jack Chang (jack.chang@wisconsin.gov)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This project provides an overview of IPM and teaches proper...
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Planning for the Future: Transferring Management and Assets in Challenging Times
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Kansas State University
Project Director: Forrest Buhler (fbuhler@ksu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This project provides two series of four detailed
workshops with...
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Preventing and Responding to Future Disease Outbreak
Award Amount: $46,280
Institution: The Curators of the University of Missouri
Project Director: Teng Lim (limt@missouri.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This project aims to composite and convey a complete set...
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Ranch Transition When You Aren't In Control
Award Amount: $49,850
Institution: Nebraska Extension in the Central Sandhills Area
Project Director: Bethany Johnston (bjohnston3@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
Effective communication is one of the biggest obstacles to
successfully transferring...
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Risk Management Education for Canola, Forage, and Wild Rice Producers
Award Amount: $24,938
Institution: Minnesota Canola Council
Project Director: Jon Dockter (mncanola@comcast.net)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This is a cooperative project between Minnesota Canola Council, Midwest...
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Risk Management Education for Kickapoo Woods Cooperative
Award Amount: $24,000
Institution: Kickapoo Woods Cooperative
Project Director: Allissa Corrow (education@kickapoowoods.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
The
Kickapoo Woods Cooperative (KWC), a 481 member cooperative encompassing 75,000
acres...
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Risk Management for Illinois Farmers Transitioning to Organic and Identity-Preserved Crop Production
Award Amount: $49,080
Institution: The Land Connection
Project Director: Cara Cummings (cara@thelandconnection.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses financial, production, and marketing risks stemming from...
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Women Managing Commodity Risks in Iowa
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Project Director: Madeline Schultz (schultz@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects
Summary
Iowa women want to improve risk management skills and activities...
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