Extension Risk Management Education : Completed Projects

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2019 Farm Bill / Risk Management Education and Decision Tool Award Amount: $41,957 Institution: Oklahoma State University Project Director: Amy Hagerman (amy.hagerman@okstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act covers many aspects of farm programs,... More
2019 West Virginia Farmer Tax Education Outreach Program Award Amount: $37,590 Institution: WVU- Extension Service Project Director: Lisa Jones (llagana@mail.wvu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project helped small farm producers manage financial risks through... More
Analyzing Contributions of Enterprises Diversification or Adjustments within Enterprises to Farm Profitability for South Central Utah Beginning and Progressing Farmers and Ranchers Award Amount: $49,714 Institution: Snow College Project Director: Jay Olsen (jay.olsen@snow.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Building on participants' previously acquired knowledge of financial record keeping... More
Annie’s Project: Farming in New Jersey’s Cities and the Urban Fringe Award Amount: $39,700 Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Project Director: Robin Brumfield (brumfiel@njaes.rutgers.edu) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Annie’s Project, a nationally recognized educational program that addresses risk... More
Bilingual Food Safety Training for Southeast Asian and Latino Small-Scale Farms Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Project Director: Ruth Dahlquist-Willard (rdahlquistwillard@ucanr.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Small-scale farmers face legal risk under the Food Safety Modernization... More
Building farm resilience: on-farm leadership development and human resources training Award Amount: $31,110 Institution: Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, Inc. (CISA) Project Director: Kelly Coleman (kelly@buylocalfood.org) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project provided farmers in western Massachusetts with tools and... More
Building Resiliency and Reducing Producer Risk through Improved Soil Health and Water Management Award Amount: $30,420 Institution: ShoreRivers Project Director: Laura Wood (lwood@shorerivers.org) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the production risks related to degrading soil... More
Dairy Risk Management Education for North Carolina & the Southeast Award Amount: $17,446 Institution: North Carolina State University Project Director: Brittany Whitmire (bfwhitmi@ncsu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Dairy farms across the country have struggled with low milk... More
Developing Marketing Plans and Strategies for Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, and Native American Farmers and Ranchers in Oklahoma Award Amount: $47,734 Institution: National Crop Insurance Services Project Director: Laurence Crane (laurencec@ag-risk.org) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project was designed to enable small, limited resource, socially disadvantaged... More
Educating Produce Growers & Workers in the Farm Food Safety Aspects of Efficient Reasonable Cleaning of Wash-Line Equipment Award Amount: $44,267 Institution: Cornell University - Office of Sponsored Programs Project Director: Robert Hadad (rgh26@cornell.edu) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Our project looked to create an educational program focusing on... More
Farm and Ranch Estate and Transition Planning in Southwest Montana Award Amount: $44,268 Institution: Montana State University Extension, Park County Project Director: Tracy Mosley (tmosley@montana.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project addressed human and legal risks associated with farm... More
Farm Financial Skills for Kansas Women in Agriculture-A statewide program to address financial risk amid a struggling farm economy Award Amount: $49,866 Institution: Kansas State University Project Director: Mykel Taylor (mtaylor@ksu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Four farm financial topics (recordkeeping, balance sheet, income statement, cash... More
Farm Transition and Estate Planning: Create Your Farm Legacy Retreats and Interactive Workshops Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: University of Minnesota Extension Project Director: Megan Roberts (meganr@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary University of Minnesota Extension’s Agricultural Business Management Team, in partnership with... More
Farming Together: Enhancing Your Worth as a Farm Business Partner Award Amount: $41,628 Institution: Purdue University - Purdue Extension - Putnam County Project Director: Jenna Nees (smith535@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary “Farming Together: Enhancing Your Worth as a Farm Business Partner” provided... More
Hands-on Educational Workshops to Improve Risk Management and Financial Decision-Making for Dairy Farmers in the Western Region Award Amount: $49,998 Institution: Regents of the University of Idaho Project Director: Hernan Tejeda (htejeda@uidaho.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project addressed risk management education topics by covering areas... More
Improving Marketing Risk Management Skills: Combining In-Person and Online Educational Delivery Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Purdue University Project Director: Nathan Thompson (thomp530@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Producers continually need to evaluate the risk-return tradeoff of various marketing... More
Livestock Traceability: Assisting Ranchers in the Employment of Technologies to Improve Record Keeping, Productivity & Add Value to the Operation Award Amount: $48,035 Institution: California Cattlemen's Association Project Director: Kirk Wilbur (kirk@calcattlemen.org) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This Project sought, in part, to educate ranchers about upcoming regulatory... More
Making It Happen: Profitability & Success 2020 (MIH2020) Award Amount: $21,986 Institution: TSNE-The Carrot Project Project Director: Dorothy Suput (dsuput@thecarrotproject.org) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary MIH helped producers develop the skills and understanding to use... More
Managing Agricultural Land in 2020 and Beyond Award Amount: $26,073 Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Project Director: Jim Jansen (jjansen4@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the current economic and financial risk management issues... More
Managing Risk by Improving Farm Business Management Skills Award Amount: $38,709 Institution: The University of Tennessee Project Director: Wendell Pepper (hal.pepper@utk.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The Managing Risk by Improving Farm Business Management Skills multi-state... More
Navajo Agriculture and Natural Resources Sustainability Project Award Amount: $29,778 Institution: New Mexico State University Project Director: Michael Patrick (jmpat@nmsu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The project sought to increase the profitability and sustainability of... More
Prevention and Preparation: Mitigating and Minimizing Risks of Unforeseen Events through Equipping Producers and Processors with Communication, Economic, and Regulatory Food Safety Knowledge and Resources Award Amount: $43,556 Institution: Mississippi State University Project Director: Courtney Crist (cac400@msstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This multidisciplinary workshop and project addressed food safety and business operation security... More
Profitable Pasture-Finished Beef Production Award Amount: $48,759 Institution: University of Kentucky Project Director: Greg Halich (greg.halich@uky.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Significant increased demand for pasture-finished beef has resulted in unmet demand... More
Reducing Farmer Risk from Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases Award Amount: $45,137 Institution: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County Project Director: Kenneth Smith (kas294@cornell.edu) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The project purpose was to reduce health and economic risks... More
Reducing Human and Financial Risk for Beginning, Military Veteran, and Historically Underserved Farmers through Farm Stress, Wellness, and Safety Education Award Amount: $48,404 Institution: Virginia Tech Project Director: Kim Niewolny (niewolny@vt.edu) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project aimed to reduce human and financial risk for Virginia... More
Reducing Producer Risk in the San Juan Islands Through Improved Forest Management Award Amount: $49,777 Institution: Northwest Natural Resource Group Project Director: Kirk Hanson (kirk@nnrg.org) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Forest producers in San Juan County, WA face challenging conditions... More
Risk and Profitability in Beef Production Award Amount: $34,225 Institution: Utah State University Project Director: Ryan Larsen (ryan.larsen@usu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Utah Beef producers face multiple sources of risk due to... More
Risk Management Education for Forest Producers in SW Oregon: Addressing Climate Variability Award Amount: $37,917 Institution: Oregon State University Project Director: Max Bennett (max.bennett@oregonstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project enabled new and established forest producers, including small... More
Risk Management Education for Native American Farmers and Ranchers Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Utah State University Project Director: Ruby Ward (ruby.ward@usu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the Native American (NA) agricultural producers in the... More
Risk Management Strategies for Female Agritourism Operators in Pennsylvania Award Amount: $27,300 Institution: Office of Sponsored Programs Project Director: Claudia Schmidt (czs786@psu.edu) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary As small farms struggle to remain in business, interest in diversifying... More
Risk Management Workshops for Small-Scale Producers in Texas Award Amount: $38,383 Institution: Council for Healthy Food Systems Project Director: Judith McGeary (info@healthyfoodsystems.org) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The Council for Healthy Food Systems produced and hosted 8 in-person... More
Self-directed Marketing Approaches for Small Holder farms (SMASH) Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association Project Director: Christopher Brown (chris@albafarmers.org) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) provided intensive, land-based... More
Skill Up! Utilizing Agritourism to Grow Farm Income Award Amount: $49,809 Institution: Oahu Resource Conservation and Dev Council Project Director: Dave Elliott (dave.elliott@oahurcd.org) Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Oahu RC&D provided risk management information to a growing network... More
Strategies for Success: Risk Management Education & Whole Farm Support of Beginning Farmers in the Southern Appalachians. Award Amount: $48,802 Institution: Organic Growers School Project Director: Cameron Farlow (cameron@organicgrowersschool.org) Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary Organic Growers School served beginning, low resource, and sustainable production... More
Tackling Farm Succession Planning and Stress on the Farm Award Amount: $36,177 Institution: Pennsylvania Farm Link, Inc. Project Director: Darlene Livingston (daliving@pafarmlink.org) Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary A multifaceted program ensured successful farm succession and farm stress education... More

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