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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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