A comprehensive risk management program for emerging SD sheep producers
Award Amount: $49,959
Institution: South Dakota State University
Project Director: Kelly Froehlich (kelly.froehlich@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The SDSU Emerging Sheep Producers program will be a yearlong...
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Adding Livestock Enterprise Budgets to the Ag Budget Calculator Program
Award Amount: $49,500
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Glennis McClure (gmcclure3@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The project goal is to develop the livestock enterprise budget...
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Addressing Common Pain Points in Risk Management for the Small Independent Virginia Farmer
Award Amount: $49,551
Institution: Local Food Hub
Project Director: Stasia Greenewalt (stasia@localfoodhub.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses two risks that threaten the economic viability...
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An Educational Evaluation and Feedback Process for Grain Producer's Marketing Strategies
Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Kansas State University
Project Director: Daniel O'Brien (dobrien@ksu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This proposed project builds upon Kansas State University's work in...
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Annie Goes Online: Risk Management on Your Kitchen Table
Award Amount: $27,521
Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Project Director: Robin Brumfield (brumfiel@njaes.rutgers.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
The
goal of "Annie Goes Online: Risk Management on Your Kitchen...
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Assessing and Reducing Risk for Young Producers
Award Amount: $40,068
Institution: Wyoming Agricultural Leadership Council
Project Director: Cindy Garretson-Weibel (cindy.weibel@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses the need to help ag producers manage...
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Business Planning and Direct to Consumer Marketing Education for Nebraska/Iowa Farmers
Award Amount: $37,854
Institution: Barreras Family Farm LLC
Project Director: Mariel Barreras (mariel@barrerasfamilyfarm.com)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses marketing challenges and lack of knowledge base...
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Carbon Farming Planning Cohorts– Establishing a Peer Education and Planning Process for Carbon Farming Implementation
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology
Project Director: Amanda Kik (amanda@crosshatch.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The Carbon Farming Planning Cohorts Program will work with farmers...
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Climate and Farm Resiliency for the Next Generation
Award Amount: $27,966
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Director: Jim Jansen (jjansen4@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The purpose of this project will be
to address the financial...
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Connecting Massachusetts' Underserved and Beginning Producers to Safety Net and Farm Support Programs
Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Trustees of Tufts College
Project Director: Jennifer Hashley (jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers struggle to access land and...
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Creating Ranch Financial Support Systems with Livestock Insurance Education
Award Amount: $98,291
Institution: Washington State University Extension
Project Director: Tipton Hudson (hudsont@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Underserved Projects
Summary
Beef cattle producers utilize crop insurance at much lower rates...
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Cultivating a Culture of Financial Planning and Risk Management: Training and Tools to Support Small Farm Business Health and Longevity.
Award Amount: $99,725
Institution: Oahu Resource Conservation and Development Council
Project Director: Dave Elliott (dave.elliott@oahurcd.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Underserved Projects
Summary
Many of Hawaii’s small, diversified farm businesses are not viable...
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Cybersecurity for Iowa Farmers and Rural Businesses
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Iowa State University
Project Director: Madeline Schultz (schultz@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Agriculture is one of 16 critical
infrastructure sectors for the U.S....
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Demystifying Risk and Facilitating Participation in Crop Insurance and Federal Programs by Minority-Owned Diversified Farms in Black Belt Alabama
Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: RURAL SOUTH INSTITUTE
Project Director: Duncan M. Chembezi (ruralsouthinstitute@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Federal crop insurance participation for Alabama producers is remarkably low....
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Develop and deliver on-farm food safety risk management programs for farmworkers to address food safety liability and meet federal and market-driven food safety requirements
Award Amount: $49,931
Institution: School of Nutrition and Food Sciences
Project Director: Achyut Adhikari (acadhikari@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The overall goal of this project is to
develop food safety...
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Developing & Piloting a Novel Design Workshop for Hemp Fiber
Award Amount: $4,999
Institution: University of Vermont Sponsored Project Administration
Project Director: Suzy Hodgson (suzy.hodgson@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
Summary
This project will develop content and pilot a design-based approach...
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Development of ‘Horse Basics’ online course for horse operation managers and owners
Award Amount: $48,884
Institution: Auburn University/Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Project Director: Leanne Dillard (dillasa@auburn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project seeks to improve access to forage and equine...
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Direct Market Farming: A Guide to Getting Started
Award Amount: $40,869
Institution: Farmers Assisting Returning Military
Project Director: Hyiat El-Jundi (hyiat@farmvet.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
"Direct Market Farming: A Guide to Getting Started" will develop...
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Directly reducing legal risks in farm labor arrangements, while creating long-term resilience.
Award Amount: $47,475
Institution: Farm Commons, Inc.
Project Director: Chloe Johnson (chloe@farmcommons.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Through this project, 220 farmers in the Southern Center region...
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Educating Women on Human Risk of Groundwater Contamination
Award Amount: $4,013
Institution: University of Nebraska
Project Director: Amy Timmerman (atimmerman2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
Summary
Educating Women on Human Risk of Groundwater Contamination
is an exploratory...
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Effective Strategies to Enhance Farmers Market Education
Award Amount: $49,293
Institution: West Virginia University
Project Director: Lisa Jones (lisa.lagana@mail.wvu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
This project will increase the understanding of marketing risk management...
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Employing Peer Advisory Groups to implement new business risk management strategies.
Award Amount: $46,708
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Project Director: Francisco Abello (fjabello@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project addresses the production risk associated with
the transition into...
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Expanding Equity and Access with Individualized Coaching for Beginning, Socially Disadvantaged, and Specialty Crop Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Award Amount: $83,292
Institution: Future Harvest
Project Director: Grace Leatherman (grace@futureharvest.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Few beginning, socially disadvantaged, and specialty crop producers in the...
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Expansion of Oat Production in Idaho Exploratory Project
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group
Project Director: Laurie Zuckerman (laurie.zuckerman@esrag.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects
Summary
This
project will explore the feasibility of scaling up oat production...
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Farming Together: Cultivating Relationships and Having the Cash to Bring in the Next Generation
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics
Project Director: Renee Wiatt (reneewiatt@purdue.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Proper succession planning is critical for farm longevity and sustainability....
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FarmPro PA Farm Financial Managerial Tools and Skills Building Tools for Professionals
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Project Director: Paula Ledney (pay103@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
Financial and production records give producers insights into better decision...
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Feeding dairy for all it's worth! Understanding and managing nutritional and economical risks of feeds
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: Iowa State University
Project Director: Gail Carpenter (ajcarpen@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
With feeding accounting for more than 50% of the cost...
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Fostering Regionalized Crop Insurance and Risk Management Education for New York Farmers through Cornell Cooperative Extension
Award Amount: $98,091
Institution: Cornell University - Office of Sponsored Programs
Project Director: Katelyn Walley-Stoll (kaw249@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Farming is a risky business, and meeting the risk management...
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Ground-truthing the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Award Amount: $49,287
Institution: Minnesota Farmers' Market Association
Project Director: Kathy Zeman (kzeman@mfma.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Our project deals with the production risk that specialty crop,...
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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: Kaitlyn Parks (kparks@pesticide.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This education project covers topics identified by Idaho producers preparing...
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Guiding Risk Management Strategies for Producers Growing Cover Crops
Award Amount: $99,973
Institution: Central Lakes College
Project Director: Keith Olander (keith.olander@clcmn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
The “Guiding Risk Management Strategies for Producers Growing Cover Crops”...
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How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Reducing Risk in Commercial Tree Fruit Production through Training Growers How to Calculate Long-Term Profitability
Award Amount: $21,504
Institution: Cornell University
Project Director: Elizabeth Higgins (emh56@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
In “How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Reducing...
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Improving drought resilience for urban farms
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Project Director: Lucy Diekmann (lodiekmann@ucanr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects
Summary
Because of their reliance
on municipal water sources, urban farmers face...
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Improving Farm Business Culture with the Becoming the Employer of Choice Program
Award Amount: $49,592
Institution: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Project Director: Trisha Wagner (trisha.wagner@wisc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The project
seeks to address human risk of farm businesses and...
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Improving Producers' Risk Management Strategies Under the Montana Local Food Choice Act
Award Amount: $49,669
Institution: Alternative Energy Resources Organization
Project Director: Erin Austin (grantprograms@aeromt.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Signed into law in April 2021, the Montana Local Food...
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Improving Resiliency Management and Reducing Risk for Western Washington Forest Producers
Award Amount: $49,845
Institution: Northwest Natural Resource Group
Project Director: Kirk Hanson (kirk@nnrg.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Forest producers in western Washington face unpredictable and challenging conditions...
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Improving Risk Management for a Diversity of Texas Agricultural Producers, 2022-23
Award Amount: $99,005
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Project Director: Steven Klose (sklose@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Fluctuating commodity prices, rising input costs, threats of inflation, and...
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Innovative Value-Added Agricultural Program for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Veterans
Award Amount: $99,162
Institution: Alabama A&M University
Project Director: James Bukenya (research.compliance@aamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Alabama A&M University (AAMU) Small Farms Research Center (SFRC) project...
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Integrating Risk and Marketing Management Strategies for Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, and Native American Farmers and Ranchers in Oklahoma
Award Amount: $97,700
Institution: National Crop Insurance Services
Project Director: Laurence Crane (laurencec@ag-risk.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Applied education consisting of sequential workshops, supplemented by personal assignments,...
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Land Access and Land Transfer Readiness through Risk Mitigation Strategies
Award Amount: $99,426
Institution: Land Stewardship Project
Project Director: Karen Stettler (stettler@landstewardshipproject.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
The goal of Land Access and Land Transfer Readiness through...
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Learning Modules Create Foundational Support for Beginning Farmers Success
Award Amount: $49,998
Institution: Pennsylvania Farm Link, Inc.
Project Director: Michelle Kirk (mkirk@pafarmlink.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
2017 USDA Census of Agriculture reported Pennsylvania has 12,664 young...
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Leveraging Online Courses for In-Person Learning
Award Amount: $4,579
Institution: Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Frances Bayne (frankie@tofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Exploratory Project
Summary
"Leveraging Online Courses for In-Person Learning" will utilize existing online...
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Maine Farm Resilience Program
Award Amount: $39,128
Institution: Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Project Director: Ryan Dennett (rdennett@mofga.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
This project provides risk management education that advanced-beginning Maine farmers...
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Managing Marketing and Financial Risk in Dairy Farming Systems of the Southern Region
Award Amount: $47,895
Institution: Virginia Tech
Project Director: Gonzalo FERREIRA (gonf@vt.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The number of dairy farms in the Southern region has...
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Managing production, marketing and financial risks in specialty crops
Award Amount: $49,071
Institution: East Arkansas Enterprise Community, Inc
Project Director: Robert Cole (eaec@sbcglobal.net)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project will educate specialty crop producers the use of...
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Managing Risks through Retained Ownership and Marketing of Beef Cattle
Award Amount: $49,997
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Jason Smith (jason.smith@ag.tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
One of the top questions Texas A&M AgriLife Faculty received...
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Mitigating Farm Stresses: A Workshop on Personal Well-Being
Award Amount: $47,057
Institution: AgSafe
Project Director: Natalie Gupton (natalie@agsafe.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Mitigating Farm Stress: A Workshop on Personal Well-Being is
an in-person...
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Mitigating Risk in Cut Flower Production
Award Amount: $42,000
Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
Project Director: Carla Crim (ceh27@cornell.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
Nationwide, there has been a big shift in floral trends.
Brides,...
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Mitigating Risks in cost sharing machinery and labor in small vineyards in the Southern United States
Award Amount: $46,138
Institution: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Project Director: Frances Pontasch (fmpontasch@tamu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Small vineyard grape producers seek mechanization to
address a chronic labor...
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Mitigating Risks to Enhance Profitability and Economic Viability of Historically Underserved Producers
Award Amount: $37,995
Institution: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Project Director: Karen McSwain (karen@carolinafarmstewards.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
This project will address the financial risks of farmers underserved...
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Napa Valley Grapegrowers Risk Management Education: Resiliency Management Education; Climate Variability; Wildfire Prevention; and Water Conservation.
Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Napa Valley Grapegrowers
Project Director: Sonya DeLuca (sdeluca@napagrowers.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Napa winegrape production dropped 37.8% from 2019 to 2020,
declining 36%...
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Napa Valley Grapegrowers Underserved Risk Management Education: Record Keeping; Technical Assistance; and Crop Insurance.
Award Amount: $99,999
Institution: Napa Valley Grapegrowers
Project Director: Sonya DeLuca (sdeluca@napagrowers.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Underserved Projects
Summary
Napa winegrape producers, representing 99% of Napa County’s agricultural production...
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Nevada Risk Management Education Project
Award Amount: $99,728
Institution: University of Nevada, Reno
Project Director: Staci Emm (emms@unr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Underserved Projects
Summary
The “Nevada Risk Management Project” will help producers understand existing...
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North Central QuickBooks Resources
Award Amount: $4,999
Institution: Nebraska Extension - PREC
Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
Summary
QuickBooks remains one of the most widely used financial
software packages...
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Oklahoma Cattlewomen's Cow/Calf Boot Camp
Award Amount: $30,754
Institution: Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Project Director: JJ Jones (jj.jones@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
The Oklahoma
Cattlewomen’s Cow/Calf Boot Camp is a project that combines...
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Organic Coverage Options and Expanding Opportunity in the Midwest.
Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: The Center for Rural Affairs
Project Director: Johnathan Hladik (johnathanh@cfra.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
We propose to offer crop insurance education to local foods...
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Pilot project for engagement and education on risks enhanced through webinars and Midwest Buck Sale event at Sedalia Missouri.
Award Amount: $5,001
Institution: Lincoln University
Project Director: Homero Salinas-Gonzalez (salinas-gonzalezh@lincolnu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Exploratory Projects ($5,000 maximum)
Summary
Farmers confront risk in farm production; the main risks for...
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Planning Your Dairy Farm's Future
Award Amount: $46,968
Institution: University of Minnesota Extension
Project Director: Jim Salfer (salfe001@umn.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project
targets financial and human risks related to business planning....
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Processing Poultry under the 1000 Bird Exemption- a New Market Opportunity for Montana Poultry Growers
Award Amount: $38,063
Institution: Lake County Community Development dba Mission West Community Development Partners
Project Director: Jan Tusick (jan.tusick@missionwestcdp.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Montana Poultry Growers Cooperative and Mission West Community Development Partners...
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Rancher Risk Management peer education/engagement for Wolf Re-introduction in Colorado
Award Amount: $49,994
Institution: Colorado State University
Project Director: Dana Hoag (dhoag@colostate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Colorado ranchers face new, unfamiliar risks because wolves will be
reintroduced...
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Reducing Production Risk: Education, Recordkeeping, and Applying for Micro Whole Farm Revenue Protection
Award Amount: $84,590
Institution: TSNE-The Carrot Project
Project Director: Jeffrey Cole (jcole@thecarrotproject.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
This project includes education, training, and 1:1 business technical assistance...
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Reducing Production Risks for Limited Resource Farmers in the ArkLaTex Region
Award Amount: $49,691
Institution: National Center for Appropriate Technology
Project Director: Justin Duncan (justind@ncat.org)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
(i) Risks addressed: This
project falls within the Standard Education...
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Reducing Risk and Increasing Profitability for Forage Farmers
Award Amount: $24,493
Institution: Midwest Forage Association
Project Director: Beth Nelson (bcwn@comcast.net)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Forages are the nation’s 3rd most
valuable field crop, behind corn...
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Reducing Risk of Crop Losses Due to Poor Pollination on Fruit and Vegetable Farms in the Northeast
Award Amount: $93,906
Institution: University of Vermont Extension
Project Director: Vernon Grubinger (vernon.grubinger@uvm.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
This project helps Northeast fruit and vegetable farmers adopt practices...
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Relevant Record Keeping: Crop Insurance Readiness for Specialty Crop Farmers
Award Amount: $78,231
Institution: The Good Acre
Project Director: David Van Eeckhout (david@thegoodacre.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
The Good Acre’s team will provide 1:1 training and support...
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Risk Management and Emergency Preparedness in Puerto Rico, Phase II
Award Amount: $99,999
Institution: University of Puero Rico at Mayagüez
Project Director: Alexandra Gregory (alexandra.gregory@upr.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
Farmers and ranchers (F&R) in the Caribbean need to manage...
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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 Beginning & Women Farmers in New Hampshire
Award Amount: $98,169
Institution: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Project Director: Kelly McAdam (kelly.mcadam@unh.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
UNH Cooperative Extension, will partner with the National Center for...
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Risk Management Education for Hawaii Beef Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Award Amount: $97,418
Institution: University of Hawaii-Manoa
Project Director: Melelani Oshiro (mabran@hawaii.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Underserved Projects
Summary
Hawaii beef producers have faced adverse weather conditions caused by...
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Risk Management Education for Livestock and Forage Producers Affected By Drought Conditions and Underserved by Crop Insurance
Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Elliott Dennis (elliott.dennis@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
This program focuses on teaching current and future cow-calf and...
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Risk minimization for beekeepers
Award Amount: $40,028
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Project Director: Courtney Bir (courtney.bir@okstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
This project will cover the risk management topics of production...
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Risk Mitigation Events: Carbon Offset Producer Education (COPE)
Award Amount: $50,000
Institution: University of Nebraska
Project Director: Matthew Stockton (mstockton2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Legal uncertainty and financial instability have increased
the risks that agricultural...
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So You Want to Own Rural Land: Maryland Ag Land Legal Project
Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: University of Maryland
Project Director: Paul Goeringer (lgoering@umd.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
Rural areas in Maryland continue to see pressure from residents...
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Solar Leasing: Minimizing Risks for Agricultural Landowners in the Pacific Northwest
Award Amount: $49,176
Institution: American Farmland Trust
Project Director: acandib@farmland.org Candib (acandib@farmland.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
With the proposed project, American Farmland Trust (AFT) and its...
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Specialty Crop Risk Reduction Through Grower Education
Award Amount: $5,000
Institution: Oklahoma and Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show
Project Director: Carolyn Lewis (calewis@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Exploratory Project
Summary
Producers of specialty
crops are susceptible to a wide range of...
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Statewide Chainsaw Operator Safety Training Reduces Risk for Washington’s Tribal Nations
Award Amount: $49,870
Institution: Washington State University
Project Director: Andrew Perleberg (andyp@wsu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
1) The risk management education topic addressed is Human Risk:
safeguarding...
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The Application of Risk Management Education to Increase Undeserved Producers' Adoption of Federal Crop Insurance Programs.
Award Amount: $99,876
Institution: Farmers Outreach Solutions, Inc.
Project Director: Osei Yeboah (oyeboah@ncat.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
The purpose of this application is through partnerships with universities,...
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The Power of Negotiation and Open Conversation: A Hybrid Leasing Educational Series for Midwestern Farm Women
Award Amount: $49,988
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
According to the 2017 USDA Census, there
are 90,422 women producers...
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Training Farms to Navigate Today’s Tight Labor Market
Award Amount: $48,978
Institution: University of Missouri
Project Director: Ryan Milhollin (milhollinr@missouri.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Today’s tight labor market has heightened farms’ human-related risks. To...
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Underserved producers in the Arkansas Delta implement the use of crop insurance to reduce financial and production risks
Award Amount: $99,781
Institution: East Arkansas Enterprise Community, Inc
Project Director: Robert Cole (eaec@sbcglobal.net)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2022 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance
Summary
This project will deliver risk management education to agriculture producers...
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Understanding Cattle Markets: Assisting Ranchers with Market Shocks and Volatile Market Conditions
Award Amount: $47,077
Institution: California Cattlemen's Foundation
Project Director: Kirk Wilbur (kirk@calcattlemen.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Cattle markets
are a complex topic that involve high risk levels...
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Venturing Beyond the Pumpkin Patch – Expanding Diversification Options for Agritourism Operators in the Northeast
Award Amount: $41,170
Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Project Director: Claudia Schmidt (czs786@psu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2022 Standard Education Projects ($50,000 maximum)
Summary
Agritourism activity has
the potential not only to keep small- and...
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