The Application of Risk Management Education Strategies to Mitigate Land Loss in Socially Disadvantaged Communities in East Texas through Transition and Estate Planning
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Landowners Assocation of Texas
Project Director: Billy Lawton (bclawton.ag@yahoo.com)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
This project will address Land Loss in seven (7) persistence...
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Alabama Black Belt Risk Management Education Program
Award Amount: $99,068
Institution: DuBois Institute for Entrepreneurship
Project Director: Michael Jackson (mjackson@dife.us)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
DuBois Institute “Alabama Black Belt Risk Management Education Program” proposes...
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Boosting rural economies through food innovation startup with mentored entrepreneurial support.
Award Amount: $26,053
Institution: University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
Project Director: Amanda Philyaw Perez (aperez@uada.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
The focus on local foods has potential to create
opportunities to...
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Building Resiliency by Protecting Specialty Crop and Livestock Farms
Award Amount: $85,116
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Rockiell Woods (rockw@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
The goal of NCAT’s project is to build economic and...
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Crop and Livestock Insurance Basics for Traditionally Undeserved Producers
Award Amount: $74,724
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Project Director: JJ Jones (jj.jones@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
Agriculture in Oklahoma endures economic burdens originating from depressed prices,...
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Developing a Drought Management Plan for the Ranch
Award Amount: $46,670
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Justin Benavidez (benavidezjustin@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
Drought is an ever-present concern of
Texas livestock and forage producers....
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Development of an on-line 'Forage Basics' course for livestock and forage producers
Award Amount: $49,608
Institution: Auburn University
Project Director: Leanne Dillard (dillasa@auburn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
This project will increase the scope and reach of forage
risk...
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Economic & Legal Considerations for Hemp Production in Texas
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet (tdowell@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
In the midst of low commodity prices, many Texas farmers...
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Expanding Extension Risk Management Education Using Insurance and Non-Insurance Based Tools for Small Farmers and Ranchers in Selected Counties in Florida
Award Amount: $49,891
Institution: North-South Institute
Project Director: Samuel Scott (nsied2002@aol.com)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
The long-term goal of this project is
to expand extension risk...
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EXPLORATORY STUDY TO UNDERSTAND RISK MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE OF PRODUCERS AT FARMER’S MARKETS
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Middle Tennessee State University
Project Director: Kishor Luitel (kishor.luitel@mtsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
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F-A-R-M Education: Financial and Risk Management Education for Minority Populations and Limited Resource Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Rural South Institute, Inc
Project Director: Tommie B. Teacher (rsi.ruralsouthinstitute@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
The Rural South Institute, in collaboration
with Tri-State Rabbit Growers Association,...
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First Aid/CPR Training: Improving Farm Safety for H2A Workers on Tobacco Farms
Award Amount: $3,941
Institution: The University of Tennessee
Project Director: Xiurui Cui (xcui10@utk.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
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Hands-On Training for Nontraditional Farmers
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Frances Bayne (admin@tofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
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Helping Tennessee Farmers Evaluate and Implement New Enterprises and Marketing Strategies
Award Amount: $49,972
Institution: University of Tennessee Extension, Center for Profitable Agriculture
Project Director: Megan Leffew (mleffew@utk.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
The Helping Tennessee Farmers
Evaluate and Implement New Enterprises and Marketing...
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Implementing Risk Management and Marketing Plans for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers in Georgia
Award Amount: $99,961
Institution: National Crop Insurance Services
Project Director: Laurence Crane (laurencec@ag-risk.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
Applied education consisting of sequential workshops,
supplemented by personal assignments and...
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Improving Delivery of Risk Education for Farmers at the Southern SAWG Conference
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Project Director: Keith Richards (keith@ssawg.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
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Managing Production and Financial Risk in Forage Production in Mississippi
Award Amount: $48,970
Institution: Mississippi State University
Project Director: Jeffrey Gore (jg231@msstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
This project will provide training for forage and cattle
producers in...
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Managing Production, Financial, and Marketing Risks : Producer Education on Contract Development and Crop Insurance Decisions in Industrial Hemp Production
Award Amount: $60,869
Institution: University of Tennessee
Project Director: Aaron Smith (aaron.smith@utk.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
In the last three years, interest in industrial hemp production...
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Managing risk associated with the use of automatic milking and feeding systems (robots) in dairy farms of the Southern region.
Award Amount: $49,976
Institution: Virginia Tech
Project Director: Gonzalo FERREIRA (gonf@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
The use of automated systems (also known as "robots") is...
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Oklahoma Statewide Women in Agriculture Conference
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: OSU Extension
Project Director: Sonya McDaniel (sonya.mcdaniel@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
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Phase II: Estate and Farm Succession Planning and the Next Generation of Farmers in Alabama
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Alabama A&M University
Project Director: E'licia Chaverest (elicia.chaverest@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
Phase II focuses on estate and succession planning to address...
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Risk Management and Emergency Preparedness in Puerto Rico
Award Amount: $99,792
Institution: University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Project Director: Alexandra Gregory (alexandra.gregory@upr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
In 2017 hurricane
María stroked Puerto Rico and in the beginning...
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Risk Management Education - Preparing Agricultural Decision Makers, 2020-21
Award Amount: $98,640
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Project Director: Steven Klose (sklose@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers
Summary
An extended period of continued low commodity prices, growing debt,...
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Strategic Investment in Limited-Resource Farmers to Mitigate and Manage Risk in Mississippi
Award Amount: $49,644
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Rockiell Woods (rockw@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
i. NCAT’s project addresses Aspirational Goals of production,
marketing, financial, legal,...
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Teaching Livestock and Horticulture Production and Financial Risk Management to New and Beginning Oklahoma Veteran Farmers.
Award Amount: $34,922
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Project Director: Joshua Campbell (joshua.campbell@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses production, marketing and financial
risks generally experienced by...
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Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative
Award Amount: $48,584
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Project Director: John Bovay (bovay@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
The goal of the project is to enhance farm viability...
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What are the Odds: A Decision Tool to Simulate Probabilities of Success for Farm Transition Tools
Award Amount: $49,983
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Project Director: Shannon Ferrell (shannon.l.ferrell@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
Recent research at Oklahoma State University suggests many
farms may be...
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Who's Going to Fill My Shoes: Planning from the beginning to the end for succession in a farming operation education project
Award Amount: $35,118
Institution: Texas Corn Producers Association
Project Director: Angie Martin (angie@texascorn.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2020 Education Projects
Summary
In
the next decade, Texas will experience the largest intergenerational land
transfer...
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