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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

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

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 addressed a lack of education about food safety... 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

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... More

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
The project Assessing and Reducing Risk for Young Producers addressed... 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

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

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

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... More

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
Through our innovative cohort training methodology, delivered on Hawai'i Island... 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

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.... More

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
This project developed an on-farm food safety risk management education... More

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" developed a... More

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, over 500 farmers accessed farm employment law... More

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 increased the understanding of marketing risk management knowledge of... More

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 addressed the production risk associated with the transition... More

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... More

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.... More

FarmPro PA Farm Financial Managerial Tools and Skills Building Tools for Professionals

Award Amount: $46,080
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-making.... More

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
The project focused on the risk management topics of crop... More

Ground-truthing the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

Award Amount: $48,787
Institution: Minnesota Farmers' Market Association
Project Director: Kathy Zeman (kzeman@mfma.org)
Funding Opportunity: North Central ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Our project dealt with the production risk that specialty crop,... More

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 covered topics identified by Idaho producers preparing... More

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”... More

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
How Profitable will My Orchard Investment Be started with 8... More

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 sought to address human risk of farm businesses... More

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... More

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... More

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... More

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 five sequential workshops (30 hours) supplemented... More

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
Through the project Land Access and Land Transfer Readiness through... More

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
Farming is hard, beginning/aspiring farmers want to succeed but face... More

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 provided risk management education that advanced-beginning Maine farmers... More

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... More

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
From July 1, 2023, until October 31, 2023, EAEC staff... More

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
This project developed and delivered resources on management and economic... More

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 was an... More

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.... More

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
Managing vineyards requires the highest input of labor of all horticultural... More

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 addressed the financial risks of farmers underserved by... More

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 2019-2020, declining 36% from... More

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 represent 99% of Napa’s agricultural production and... More

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 combined elements of two successful programs,... More

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
This project provided crop insurance education to local foods and... More

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 targeted financial and human risks related to business planning.... More

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 included education, training, and one-one-one business technical assistance... More

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
Risks addressed: This project addressed problems of limited production diversity... More

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... More

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 helped vegetable and fruit farmers adopt practices that... More

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 provided 1:1 training and support on... More

Risk Management and Emergency Preparedness in Puerto Rico, Phase II

Award Amount: $99,792
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... More

Risk Management Education and Technical Assistance for Latinx Farmers in Washington County, OR.

Award Amount: $49,999
Institution: Adelante Mujeres
Project Director: Maribel De Leon (mdeleon@adelantemujeres.org)
Funding Opportunity: Western ERME - 2022 Education Projects
Summary
Adelante Mujeres has currently ensured that 96 socially disadvantaged Latinx... More

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, partnered with the National Center for Appropriate... More

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 focused on teaching current and future cow-calf and... More

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
Final Project overviewThis project covered the risk management topics of... More

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... More

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
AFT and partners successfully assisted Pacific Northwest farmers, ranchers, and... More

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
Overall, 538 producers participated in the project. Over 70 percent... More

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
The Power of Negotiation and Open Conversation was a unique... More

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... More

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
From July 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023, EAEC staff... More

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... More

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
Financial and time constraints limit small-sized agritourism operators' access to consultants... More
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