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Aging Strong: Supporting Farmers to Manage Risk through Ergonomic Education

Award Amount: $74,984
Institution: Renewing the Countryside
Project Director: Jan Joannides (jan@rtcinfo.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
This project targets farmers to increase their ability to manage risk through... More

Assessing the Risks of Using Compost as a Soil Amendment for Southern Tomato Producers

Award Amount: $9,939
Institution: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Project Director: Matthew Bertucci (bertucci@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
This exploratory project will characterize the use of compost as a... More

Assessing the Risks of Using Compost as a Soil Amendment for Southern Tomato Producers

Award Amount: $9,939
Institution: University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Project Director: Matthew Bertucci (bertucci@uark.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
This exploratory project will characterize the use of compost as... More

Building Small Grower Capacity & Knowledge with Strategic Assessments & Solutions

Award Amount: $72,090
Institution: United Way of Northeast Michigan
Project Director: John Fisk (jwfisk@gmail.com)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
The agri-food initiatives in NEMI are attracting attention and resources... More

Cleburne and Independence Counties Boot Camp for Cattlewomen

Award Amount: $35,378
Institution: University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service - Cleburne County
Project Director: Amy Heck (aheck@uada.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Southern ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
The Cleburne and Independence Counties Bootcamp for Cattlewomen is designed... More

Creating Grain Marketing Plans using the Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) Program

Award Amount: $74,506
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Glennis McClure (gmcclure3@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln developed the Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) program to... More

Crisis Management for Smart Farming Systems on Iowa Farms

Award Amount: $75,000
Institution: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Project Director: Ryan Drollette (drollett@iastate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
Iowa farmers are moving towards more smart farming technologies that rely... More

Crop Insurance Strategies for Specialty Crop Growers in MA

Award Amount: $99,277
Institution: UMass Extension
Project Director: Lisa McKeag (lmckeag@umass.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects ($100,000)
Summary
Massachusetts (MA) production of specialty crops relies on a highly... More

Exploring the Feasibility of Alternative Crop Insurance Policy Opportunities for Producers

Award Amount: $9,927
Institution: University of Nebraska
Project Director: Cory Walters (cwalters7@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
Over the past three decades the Federal Crop Insurance Program... More

Farm Shield: Protecting Your Legacy from Life’s Uncertainties

Award Amount: $74,979
Institution: Purdue University
Project Director: R. Mathias Ingle (rmingle@purdue.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
Farm Shield: Protecting Your Legacy from Life’s Uncertainties is a comprehensive... More

Farm Transition Retreats and Resources

Award Amount: $68,887
Institution: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Project Director: Jim Ostlie (jim.ostlie@state.mn.us)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
This Minnesota Education project addresses a nationally emerging issue: the aging... More

Financial Management for Farm Families

Award Amount: $9,818
Institution: SDSU Extension
Project Director: Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head (lorna.woundedhead@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
In 2021, Extension personnel from six states interviewed farmers and farm... More

Financial Strategies for Effective Agricultural Land Leasing and Management

Award Amount: $47,101
Institution: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project Director: Jim Jansen (jjansen4@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
The purpose of this project will be to address the decision-making... More

From Risk to Resilience: Producers and Insurance Education

Award Amount: $99,697
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
This grant application seeks to support 500 producers in Nebraska, with... More

Growing Resilience: Helping Midwest Vegetable Producers Reduce Risk and Improve Farm Viability

Award Amount: $90,619
Institution: American Farmland Trust
Project Director: Shelby Leick (sleick@farmland.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) proposed project “Growing Resilience: Helping Midwest Vegetable Producers... More

Growing the Farm Business and Weeding Out Risk for New and Beginning Farmers

Award Amount: $93,454
Institution: PA Farm Link
Project Director: Allie Staley (astaley@pafarmlink.org)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects ($100,000)
Summary
2022 USDA Census of Agriculture reports 24,448 new and beginning farmers... More

Harvest at Home: A guide to at home processing of beef and pork

Award Amount: $9,976
Institution: South Dakota State University
Project Director: Christina Bakker (christina.bakker@sdstate.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
This project will address the risk management education topics of diversification,... More

Overcoming barriers to successful farm transitions: addressing emotional and identity-related barriers

Award Amount: $74,943
Institution: Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project
Project Director: Shelly Rothman (shelly@foxheadag.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
This project will improve overall farm viability by addressing often-neglected... More

Reducing producer risk through improved understanding of honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea) as an emerging crop in southeast Wisconsin

Award Amount: $9,987
Institution: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Project Director: Ann Kowenstrot (kowenstrot@wisc.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
Crop diversification is an important component of a healthy agricultural... More

Risk Management Education and Tools for Sustainable Forage Production

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Kansas State University
Project Director: Jennifer Ifft (jifft@ksu.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects
Summary
This project will reach over 2,000 Kansas forage producers, especially... More

Securing the Future: Legal Audits for Farm Families and Agricultural Success

Award Amount: $75,000
Institution: Purdue University
Project Director: Renee Wiatt (reneewiatt@purdue.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
The project proposed by our team aims to prepare Indiana... More

Supporting Beginning and Specialty Crop Producers to Navigate Employment Risks

Award Amount: $100,000
Institution: Trustees of Tufts College for its New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Project Director: Jennifer Hashley (jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu)
Funding Opportunity: Northeast ERME - 2025 Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance Projects ($100,000)
Summary
Agricultural producers face challenges related to employment risks, compliance with... More

Supporting Farm Families in Divorce: Needs Assessment

Award Amount: $9,954
Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Project Director: Linda Reddish (linda.reddish@unl.edu)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Exploratory Projects
Summary
This project aims to assess the unique challenges faced by farm... More

Supporting Specialty Crop Farmers to Increase Climate Resilience Through Strategic Partnerships and Peer-to-Peer Learning

Award Amount: $73,956
Institution: Land Stewardship Project
Project Director: Nick Olson (nicko@landstewardshipproject.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2025 Education Projects
Summary
The project Supporting Specialty Crop Farmers to Increase Climate Resilience... More