Extension Risk Management Education : Completed Projects

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"Commodity Marketing Education: Assisting Women to Increase Farm Profitability while Decreasing Price Risk" Award Amount: $10,000 Institution: Purdue Extension Project Director: Kelly Easterday (keasterday@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Unraveling the Mystery of Commodity Marketing for Farm Women was... More
"Iowa Cowmaker Elite" Bred Heifer Development Risk Management Project Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Patrick Wall (patwall@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2018 Education Projects Summary This project focused on helping beef cattle producers navigate the... More
“A Sustainable Wisconsin Dairy Farm Financial Management Model” Award Amount: $47,015 Institution: University of Wisconsin -Center for Dairy Profitablity Project Director: Ken Bolton (kenneth.bolton@ ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Unrestricted Grants Summary One of the challenges of building a financial plan is... More
“Building Commercial and Retail Readiness of Small and Mid-sized Farmers through the MarketMaker Network” Award Amount: $38,900 Institution: University of Illinois Extension Project Director: John Pike (jpike@illinois.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary Consumer demand for locally and regionally grown food is an... More
2004 Producer Education on Post-Harvest Strategies Award Amount: $5,425 Institution: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Project Director: Ed Kordick (ekordick@ifbf.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program Summary This project addresses producers’ marketing and financial risk management needs... More
2006 Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference: North and South Award Amount: $25,000 Institution: Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service Project Director: Kelly Easterday (keasterday@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program Summary In order to be successful in the role of farm... More
2007 MINNESOTA CANOLA COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE/NMFTSAC GRASS SEED INSTITUTE Award Amount: $5,500 Institution: Minnesota Canola Council Project Director: Jon Dockter (mncanola@comcast.net) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary The MN Canola Council/Northern MN Forage and Turf Seed Advisory... More
2013 Farm Bill Education Workshops Award Amount: $23,780 Institution: University of Nebraska - Lincoln Project Director: Tim Lemmons (tlemmons2@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2013 Unrestricted Grants Summary This project addressed client education related to the 2014 Farm Bill.... More
2020-21 Financial Viability Programming for Nebraska Women in Agriculture Award Amount: $49,124 Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Project Director: Jessica Groskopf (jgroskopf2@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program provided financial management and business shock... More
A Bilingual Training and Education Program for Calf Care and Handling Award Amount: $28,446 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Jennifer Bentley (jbentley@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2017 Education Projects Summary This project provided producers and employees with tools needed to make... More
A Bilingual Training and Education Program to Improve Practices that Affect Milk Quality Award Amount: $39,709 Institution: University of Nebraska Lincoln Project Director: Kimberly Clark (kimclark@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary Many dairy farms hire Spanish speaking employees with little to... More
A Comprehensive Risk Management Initiative for Amish and Mennonite Growers of High-value Crops in Eastern Iowa Award Amount: $39,616 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Mark Gleason (mgleason@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program Summary This project will help Amish and Mennonite farmers in eastern... More
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 was a yearlong course... More
A Farm Safety Training Program on Human Risk Management for Dairy Producers using a Labor Force including Hispanic Workers Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: South Dakota State University Extension Project Director: Alvaro Garcia (Alvaro.Garcia@sdstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2008 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary To achieve profitability and business viability, dairy farms have expanded... More
A training program on human risk management for producers using Latino labor force Award Amount: $39,971 Institution: University of Missouri, Community Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture Project Director: Jose Garcia (GarciaJL@missouri.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary This project addresses the need to train farmers to reduce... More
Accessing Local Markets: Buyer/Seller Connections, the Key to Success Award Amount: $44,572 Institution: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Project Director: Lois Federman (lois.federman@wi.gov ) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary Wisconsin´s small and mid-sized farms struggle to compete in today´s... More
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 was to develop the livestock enterprise budget module... More
Agricultural Human Resource Management Award Amount: $49,390 Institution: SDSU Extension Project Director: Tracey Erickson (tracey.erickson@sdstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2012 Unrestricted Grants Summary The Agricultural Human Resource Management workshop curriculum was offered to... More
Agricultural Management E-School: Going the Second Mile Award Amount: $36,926 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: William Edwards (wedwards@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program Summary The Agricultural Management E-School has successfully marketed seven Internet-based home... More
Agricultural Marketing & Financial Seminars Award Amount: $15,000 Institution: Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Project Director: Chris Henney (chenney@ofbf.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program Summary Ten educational seminars addressing agricultural marketing and financial risk for... More
Agricultural Workforce Management: Improving Human Resource Management Skills Award Amount: $20,921 Institution: South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service Project Director: Tracey Renelt (renelt.tracey@ces.sdstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2008 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary The objective of the "Agricultural Workforce Management:Improving Human Resource Management... More
Agriculture Decisions~Tying The Pieces Together Award Amount: $16,000 Institution: Bowman-Slope Soil Conservation District Project Director: Camie Janikowski (camie.janikowski@nd.nacdnet.net) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2008 Competitive Grant Program Summary The nine Ag Decisions sessions targeted family communication, farm transfer... More
Amazing Grazing II: Enhancing Management and Marketing Opportunities for Kansas Small and Large Ruminant Livestock Producers Award Amount: $49,900 Institution: Kansas Farmers Union Foundation Project Director: Mercedes Taylor-Puckett (kfu.mercedes@gmail.com) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2014 Education Projects Summary Amazing Grazing II provided educational and networking opportunities to assess... More
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 Reduced yields due to dry weather, as well as geopolitical... More
Andy´s Project--Computer Education for Farmers Award Amount: $8,499 Institution: University of Illinois Extension Project Director: Ruth Hambleton (rhamblet@uiuc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary University of Illinois Extension, in partnership with Illinois Risk Management... More
Andy´s Project--Computer Education for Those Left Behind by the Computer Age Award Amount: $8,500 Institution: University of Illinois Extension Project Director: Ruth Hambleton (rhamblet@uiuc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program Summary Andy´s Project is a basic computer education course for Illinois... More
Annie´s Project - Iowa Missouri Award Amount: $38,087 Institution: Iowa State University Extension Project Director: Bob Wells (wellsjb@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie’s Project employed the premise that there are many learning... More
Annie´s Project - Michigan Award Amount: $18,784 Institution: Michigan State University Extension Project Director: Warren Schauer (schauer@msu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie’s Project has proven successful as a comprehensive educational program... More
Annie´s Project - Minnesota Award Amount: $42,406 Institution: Univesity of Minnesota Extension Service Project Director: Margaretha Rudstrom (rudstrmv@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Five Annie’s Project workshops were held in Minnesota where participants... More
Annie´s Project - Ohio Award Amount: $20,000 Institution: American Small Farm Association Project Director: Karl Gebhardt (kgebhardt@paulwerth.com) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie´s Project, Ohio, is a comprehensive educational program and support... More
Annie´s Project - Southwest Michigan Hispanic Women Award Amount: $26,713 Institution: Michigan State University Extension Project Director: Julie Pioch (mackella@msu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary We held two sucessful Annies Project sessions for members of... More
Annie´s Project Bi-State--Risk Management Education for Farm Women Award Amount: $40,000 Institution: University of Illinois Extension Project Director: Ruth Hambleton (rhamblet@uiuc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Illinois and Indiana will be working together to deliver Annie´s... More
Annie´s Project for Value Added and Beginning Wisconsin Farm Women Award Amount: $40,436 Institution: UW Center for Dairy Profitability Project Director: Joy Kirkpatrick (joy.kirkpatrick@ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary This project used the successful Annie’s Project structure to reach... More
Annie´s Project I & II: Risk Management Education for Indiana Farm Women Award Amount: $24,864 Institution: Purdue Extension Project Director: Kelly Heckaman (kheckaman@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Unrestricted Grants Summary Because Indiana farm women want to be successful farm business... More
Annie´s Project Iowa Missouri 2009 Award Amount: $31,165 Institution: Mahaska County Agriculutral Extension District Project Director: Bob Wells (wellsjb@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Unrestricted Grants Summary The mission of Annie´s Project is to empower farm women... More
Annie´s Project Iowa-Missouri Education and State Support Award Amount: $35,676 Institution: Mahaska County Agriculture Extension District Project Director: Bob Wells (wellsjb@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie’s Project coordinates educational processes encompassing a practical, broad vision... More
Annie´s Project, North and South Dakota Award Amount: $38,496 Institution: North Dakota State University Extension Service Project Director: Dwight Aakre (daakre@ndsuext.nodak.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie’s project is an educational program for Midwestern farm and... More
Annie´s Project- Ohio´s Risk Management Education for Farm Women Award Amount: $33,064 Institution: Ohio State University Extension Project Director: Julia Woodruff (woodruff.94@osu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Annie’s Project will be extended throughout Northern Ohio (See Map... More
Annie´s Project--Education for Farm Women Award Amount: $24,000 Institution: University of Illinois Extension Project Director: Ruth Hambleton (rhamblet@uiuc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Annie´s Project--Education for Farm Women focused on the fives areas... More
Annie´s Project-Women Marketing Grain Award Amount: $12,980 Institution: Mahaska County Agriculture Extension District Project Director: Bob Wells (wellsjb@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Annie’s Project – Women Marketing Grain (AP-WMG) builds on the... More
Annies Project Iowa-Missouri Phase II Award Amount: $37,741 Institution: Mahaska County Agriculture Extension District Project Director: Bob Wells (wellsjb@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Annie’s Project is a comprehensive educational program and support network... More
Application of AgFA to assist young farmers to improve financial decision-making in an increasing-risk environment Award Amount: $41,645 Institution: Center for Dairy Profitability Project Director: Jenny Vanderlin (jmvander@wisc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2011 Unrestricted Grants Summary This project employed the AgFA Benchmarking database to assist WI... More
Assessing and Reducing Risk for Beginning Farmers in the Western Lake Superior Region of MN and WI through Comprehensive Farmer-to-Farmer Education. Award Amount: $22,243 Institution: Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association Project Director: Cree Bradley (cree@lakesuperiorfarming.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2011 Unrestricted Grants Summary Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association utilized a whole farm planning... More
Assessing Grain Marketing Risk and Implementing a Marketing Plan for Grain Producers in Ohio Award Amount: $27,310 Institution: The Ohio State University Project Director: Amanda Bennett (bennett.709@osu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2018 Education Projects Summary Sound risk management decisions begin with an assessment of an... More
Assessing Legal Variables and Managing Risk in Direct Farm Businesses Award Amount: $49,856 Institution: University of Illinois Project Director: Bryan Endres (bendres@illinois.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary As farmers diversify production and marketing, lack of information and... More
Assessing Management Skills of Farmers and Farm Managers Award Amount: $16,450 Institution: UW-Cooperative Extension Project Director: Carl Duley (carl.duley@ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2008 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary The Management Assessment Center for Farm Owners/Managers is a comprehensive... More
Assessing Management Skills of Value Added/Labor Intense Crop Managers Award Amount: $24,499 Institution: University of Wisconsin Extension Project Director: Steve Huntzicker (steve.huntzicker@ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2013 Unrestricted Grants Summary The Management Assessment Center for Value Added/Labor Intense Crop Managers... More
Back to Basics, Managing Risk through Basic Management Education Award Amount: $20,557 Institution: Ohio State University Extension, Agricultural Business Enhancement Center Project Director: Beth Fausey (fausey.11@osu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary Changes in our national economy impact all industries in Northwest... More
Back to the Basics: Educating Producers on the Functions of All Available Grain Marketing Tools and Their Role in a Successful Marketing Plan Award Amount: $18,340 Institution: Loewen and Associates, Inc. Project Director: Tim Strunk (timstrunk@cox.net) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Unrestricted Grants Summary This project addressed the need of producers to have a... More
Beef Feedlot Producer Risk Management Project Award Amount: $49,991 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Russ Euken (reuken@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2014 Education Projects Summary This project addressed financial, production, business organization, marketing, human resource... More
Beginning Farmer Program Reduces Risks in New States Award Amount: $40,000 Institution: Land Stewardship Project Project Director: Karen Stettler (cathyt@landstewardshipproject.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Entrepreneurial Grants Summary Beginning and transitioning farmers in Illinois, Nebraska, and Missouri sought... More
Biosecurity in Animal Agriculture for Our Next Generation Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: University of Minnesota Extension Project Director: Abby Neu (neux0012@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2018 Education Projects Summary A disease outbreak, can be devastating to any animal agriculture industry.... More
Border Line Risk Management Education Project Award Amount: $40,000 Institution: Bowman/Slope Soil Conservation District Project Director: Camie Janikowski (camie.janikowski@nd.nacdnet.net) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program Summary The Border Line Risk Management Education Project included three educational... More
Bridging Brown County FARM Team Award Amount: $13,283 Institution: Bridging Brown County Food, Agriculture and Rural Marketing Team Project Director: Beth Zabel (bethzabel@mn.rr.com) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2005 Competitive Grant Program Summary The BBC FARM Team sponsored a workshop, Growing Assets: Using... More
Building a Foundation to Support Direct Farm-to-Market Business Sustainability Award Amount: $49,865 Institution: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Project Director: Deb Ihm (dihm@swtc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Education Projects Summary Southwest Tech has focused on creating a free resource webpage... More
Building and Protecting the Farm: Identifying and Managing Risk Workshop Award Amount: $35,560 Institution: Ag Credit, Agricultural Credit Association Project Director: Kendra Heffelfinger (kheffelfinger@agcredit.net) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2009 Unrestricted Grants Summary This project targeted 200 young (ages 18-35), beginning (less than... More
Building capacity and empowering new, diversifying and Hispanic small farmers. Award Amount: $13,598 Institution: Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, Innovative Small Farmers Outreach Program Project Director: Jim Pierce (piercej@lincolnu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2012 Unrestricted Grants Summary The project targeted three urban counties in the Kansas City... More
Building Farm and Ranch Resiliency in the Age of Financial Uncertainty Award Amount: $27,449 Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Project Director: Jim Jansen (jjansen4@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the financial resiliency necessary for agricultural operations... More
Building For The Succesful Transition of Your Agricultural Business Award Amount: $39,325 Institution: The Ohio State University Project Director: David Marrison (marrison.2@osu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary This program addressed the human and financial risks that many... More
Building Local Foods Capacity Through Risk Management Training Award Amount: $44,160 Institution: John Wood Community College Project Director: David Camphouse (dcamphouse@jwcc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2011 Unrestricted Grants Summary The project established an advisory committee of producers, entrepreneurs, and... More
Building Market Resiliency in Iowa Through Advanced Grain Marketing Workshops for Women Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Iowa State University of Science and Technology Project Director: Madeline Schultz (schultz@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary The project team developed a new "Advanced Grain Marketing for... More
Building Resilient Farms by Reducing Risk and Increasing Profitability in Agroforestry Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology Project Director: Amanda Kik (amanda@crosshatch.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary Building Resilient Farms by Reducing Risk and Increasing Profitability in... More
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 addressed marketing challenges and lack of knowledge base... More
Calving DistributionImproving Uniformity and Profit Award Amount: $45,770 Institution: South Dakota State University Extension Project Director: Olivia Amundson (olivia.amundson@sdstate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Education Projects Summary This project addressed production, marketing, and financial risk. It addressed... More
Capitalizing on the synergy of incorporating annual forages in grazing plans to reduce risk Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Iowa State University of Science and Technology Project Director: Denise Schwab (dschwab@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Education Projects Summary This project focused on the synergy of incorporating annual forages... More
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 worked with farmers and... More
Central Minnesota Women in Agriculture Programming Award Amount: $32,030 Institution: University of Minnesota Project Director: Betty Berning (bberning@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects Summary The Central MN Women in Agriculture Network (WAGN) was a... More
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 This project addressed the financial and legal issues for agricultural... More
Coaching Farm Families Through a Facilitated Farm Transition Planning Process Award Amount: $49,775 Institution: The Learning Connection Project Director: Kristine Ranger (kristine@knowledgenavigators.com) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2015 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the risk management education topic of Human... More
Commodity Challenge Award Amount: $50,000 Institution: Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota Project Director: Edward Usset (usset001@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2012 Unrestricted Grants Summary Commodity Challenge is an online grain marketing game designed to... More
Commodity Challenge for Livestock Feed Purchases Award Amount: $49,985 Institution: Center for Farm Financial Management Project Director: Edward Usset (usset001@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2013 Unrestricted Grants Summary A sustained period of high grain prices led to the need... More
Commodity Marketing Award Amount: $10,000 Institution: Central Community College Project Director: Duane Waddle (dwaddle@cccneb.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary Central Community College (CCC) proposes to develop and implement a... More
ComMoonity: Network-based Q&A App for Robotic Milking Farmers Award Amount: $49,548 Institution: University of Minnesota Project Director: Kota Minegishi (kota@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2019 Education Projects Summary As U.S. dairy production continues to consolidate, the viability of many... More
Communication Skills Support Farm Transfer Success Award Amount: $13,601 Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Project Director: Joy Kirkpatrick (joy.kirkpatrick@ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program Summary This farm transfer pilot project used a farm transfer survey... More
Comprehensive Farm Risk Management for Healthier Bodies, Books, and Businesses Award Amount: $49,875 Institution: The Land Connection Project Director: Mallory Krieger (mallory@thelandconnection.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2018 Education Projects Summary Specialty crop farmers must learn all aspects of running a... More
Computerizing Your Farming Operation Award Amount: $19,977 Institution: Farmers Cooperative-Dorchester, NE Project Director: Douglas Lewis (dlewis@farmersco-operative.com) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Competitive Grant Program Summary We intend to introduce the computer, its software and hardware,... More
Connecting Farmers with Organic Crop Insurance Resources Award Amount: $74,492 Institution: Center for Rural Affairs Project Director: Johnathan Hladik (johnathanh@cfra.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 ERME Underserved Producers Summary In this project, the Center for Rural Affairs connected organic... More
Cooperation as a Risk Management Tool for Small- and Medium-Sized Farmers Award Amount: $39,700 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Roger Ginder (ginder@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program Summary Cooperative approaches can provide a viable alternative for producers to... More
CRAFTing Farmers Project of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Award Amount: $10,000 Institution: CSA Learning Center at Angelic Organics Project Director: Tom Spaulding (learndirector@csalearningcenter.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program Summary More than 30 percent of small farms in Illinois have... More
Creating Millionaire Dairy Farm Models in Conventional, Grazing and Organic Dairy Systems Award Amount: $49,999 Institution: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Project Director: Larry Tranel (tranel@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2016 Education Projects Summary Project created four dairy farm models to assist small, beginning,... More
Crop Marketing and Production Contract Considerations Award Amount: $44,906 Institution: North Dakota State University Extension Service Project Director: Frayne Olson (frayne.olson@ndsu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Unrestricted Grants Summary The project began by interviewing the head of procurement or... More
Cultivating Strong Indiana Farm Family Relationships for Today and Tomorrow Award Amount: $30,983 Institution: Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Project Director: Kelly Heckaman (kheckaman@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2012 Unrestricted Grants Summary Cultivating Strong Indiana Farm Family Relationships for Today and Tomorrow... More
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 Completed Project Overview: Agriculture is one of 16 critical infrastructure... More
Decide Now Award Amount: $38,000 Institution: UNL Extension Project Director: Robert Tigner (rtigner2@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2014 Education Projects Summary In Nebraska, of the 292 participants who engaged in completed NCRMEC... More
Decisions in Implementing Precision Dairy Technologies to Improve Dairy Farm Profitability and Labor Efficiency. Award Amount: $49,223 Institution: Iowa State University Project Director: Jennifer Bentley (jbentley@iastate.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary This project helped guide the decision-making process for new and... More
Defining Best Management Practices for Amish growers involved in Greenhouse Production Award Amount: $30,773 Institution: University of Wisconsin Project Director: Eileen Nelson (eonelson@wisc.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2011 Unrestricted Grants Summary Wisconsin Amish communities have been growing bedding plants for retail... More
Developing Dairy Producer Peer Groups in Kansas Award Amount: $43,976 Institution: Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics Project Director: Kevin Dhuyvetter (kcd@ksu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary This project initiated and developed small producer peer groups among... More
Developing Sharemilking Arrangements and Educational Tools to Grow Grass Based Dairies Award Amount: $46,000 Institution: University of Missouri Extension Project Director: Joe Horner (hornerj@missouri.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2008 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary A new dairy production system is rapidly emerging in Missouri... More
Economic Viability and Revenue Diversification of Local Producers in SE Wisconsin Award Amount: $49,842 Institution: The University of Wisconsin Extension Project Director: Ryan Schone (ryan.schone@ces.uwex.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2014 Education Projects Summary Small farmers and ranchers, beginning and value-added producers presently face... More
Educating Cattle Producers Transitioning Into Hair Sheep or Meat Goat Production Award Amount: $16,871 Institution: University of Illinois Project Director: Teresa Steckler (tsteckle@illinois.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2010 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary Beef producers in southern Illinois had expressed an interest in... More
Educating Underserved and Socially Disadvantage Farmers on Risk Management and Mitigation Award Amount: $99,996 Institution: Michigan State University, Samora Institute Project Director: Ruben Martinez (mart1097@msu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Underserved Producer Summary This project addressed production, financial, and human risk issues on the... More
Educating Women on Human Risk for the Farm´s Sake Award Amount: $46,875 Institution: Purdue Cooperative Extension Project Director: Stacy Herr (sherr@purdue.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2007 Human Resource Risk Grants Summary Educating Women on Human Risk for the Farm´s Sake used... More
Effective Budgeting, Negotiation, and Management Strategies for Agricultural Land Award Amount: $28,506 Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Project Director: Jim Jansen (jjansen4@unl.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2020 Education Projects Summary This project addressed the current business and financial issues for agricultural... More
Emailed Risk Advisories for Crop Producers Award Amount: $37,348 Institution: University of Missouri Project Director: Ray Massey (masseyr@missouri.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Competitive Grant Program Summary This project is to extend to over 200 Missouri crop... More
Employment Skills for Today: Planning for Success Award Amount: $11,416 Institution: University of Minnesota Extension Project Director: Gary Hachfeld (hachf002@umn.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2011 Unrestricted Grants Summary This program focused on human and legal risk involved with... More
Empowering Iowa and Nebraska farmers with crop insurance Award Amount: $91,758 Institution: Center for Rural Affairs Project Director: Johnathan Hladik (johnathanh@cfra.org) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2021 Underserved Producer Summary In this project, the Center for Rural Affairs conducted educational... More
Empowering Latino producers through risk management education and networking Award Amount: $39,999 Institution: University of Missouri, Community Food systems and Sustainable Agriculture Project Director: Jose Garcia (GarciaJL@missouri.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2004 Competitive Grant Program Summary Missouri has experienced an 87% increase in Latino producers from... More
Empowering New and Diversifying Farmers with the Tactics to Become Successful Market Growers Award Amount: $39,999 Institution: University of Missouri Project Director: Mary Hendrickson (hendricksonm@missouri.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2006 Value Added Enterprises/Farm Diversification Grants Summary The Kansas City region provides a growing market for locally... More
Energy Beet Risk Project Award Amount: $34,000 Institution: North Dakota State University Extension Service Project Director: Ron Haugen (ronald.haugen@ndsu.edu) Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2014 Education Projects Summary

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