Risk Management Education for Florida Partnership Agreement
State: FL |
FL Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services |
Larry Amison
(850) 488-2998 |
$200,000 |
To provide a multi-faceted risk management training and education program primarily aimed at Florida's specialty crops including: horticulture, fruit and vegetable commodities.
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Southeast Horticulture Industry Risk Management Education Project
States: GA, AL, FL, SC |
GA Green Industry Association |
Sherry Loudermilk
(706) 632-0100 |
$150,000 |
To teach producers about risk management tools including the benefits of crop insurance, marketing strategies, safety and pesticide handling techniques, financial planning for new producers, new plants to increase diversity and other topics. |
Environmental Horticulture Business Financial Analysis and Risk Management Training
States:: AL, GA, SC, FL, and Puerto Rico |
National Crop Insurance Services, Inc. |
Dr. Laurence Crane
(913) 685-2767 |
$149,500 |
To provide training and information on critical risk management issues affecting horticultural crop producers in the Southeast. |
Partnership Network for Ag Risk Management Education
States: GA, AL |
GA Young Farmers Association |
Glen A. Arnold
(478) 934-1244 |
$70,684 |
To conduct risk management educational activities to farmers and ranchers through a series of 42 regional training meetings. |
Risk Management Education for Christmas Tree Growers
States: NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA |
Custom Ag Solutions |
Brett Crosby
(307) 548-9636 |
$119,824 |
To develop Christmas tree risk management content and provide education opportunities for over 7,200 Christmas tree growers in 5 Eastern U.S. states. |
Managing the Legal, Financial, and Human Resources Risks to Farm Business Continuity
State: NC |
NC Farm Transition Network |
Andrew Branan
(919) 782-1705 |
$136,047 |
To deliver legal, financial, and human resource risk management education as these issues relate to farm business continuity. |
Southeast Fruit, Vegetable, & Pecan Risk Management Education
States: GA, AL, SC, FL |
GA Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association |
Charles T. Hall
(877) 994-3842 |
$147,867 |
To plan, organize and deliver risk management education to help fruit, vegetable and pecan growers in AL, GA, and SC make proper risk management decisions. |
RME and Weed Identification Tools for Horticulture and Specialty Crop Producers
States: NC, VA, MD, MA, RI, CT, NY |
NC Association of Nurserymen, Inc. |
Beverly Gelvin
(919) 816-9117 |
$150,000 |
To provide risk management education and information to ornamental, herb nurseries, retail nurseries, cut flower and floriculture, vegetable, Christmas and urban tree, and turf grass sod producers, as well as landscape and irrigation professionals. |
Risk Management Educational Training for VA Agriculture Producers and Agribusiness Professionals
State: VA |
VA Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services |
Donald Ayers
(804) 786-0480 |
$146,950 |
To offer a broad variety of risk management training programs throughout the state to ensure that producers receive the information that is needed to develop a comprehensive risk management plan for their farming operations. |
Integrated Delivery of Risk Management Tools & Education to Upper Midwest Specialty Crop Growers
States: MN, WI, IA |
Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association |
Marilyn N. Johnson
(763) 434-0400 |
$147,500 |
To deliver sound risk management solutions to MFVGA members and specialty crop growers in MN, WI and IA through an integrated plan of educational conferences and workshops and the development of diagnostic tools. |
Risk Management Tools for Organic, Sustainable and Specialty Crop Farmers
States: MN, WI, IA |
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) |
Faye Jones
(715) 772-3153 |
$105,790 |
To ensure that an effective program of agricultural risk management education and information will be established that will meet the needs of organic, sustainable and specialty crop farmers located in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. |
Growing Market Opportunity, Reducing Financial Risk Through Food Alliance Certification
States: MN, WI, IA |
Cooperative Development Services - Food Alliance Midwest |
Ray Kirsch
(651) 653-0618, X-1205 |
$88,629 |
To conduct educational activities on risk management strategies for production, marketing, and environmental and human resources targeting fruit and vegetable growers, dairy and livestock producers. |
Financial Management Education for the Southwest Wisconsin Forage Producers
State: WI |
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (Southwest Tech) |
Kevin Raisbeck
(608) 574-7302 or
(608) 822-3262, X-2511 |
$111,532 |
To develop an educational program that addresses the shortfall in financial management, production knowledge, and marketing practices for forage growers in Southwest Wisconsin. |
Risk Management Education for Small, Limited Resource and Beginning Livestock Producers in the Billings, Montana region
State: WY |
Custom Ag Solutions |
Brett Crosby
(307) 548-9636 |
$149,616 |
To develop livestock risk management content and provide education opportunities for beginning producers in Wyoming to assist them in operating stable and profitable enterprises through effective use of financial tools, technology and risk management strategies. |
Risk Management, Business and Technology Seminars Serving South Dakota Agricultural Producers
State: SD |
South Dakota Corn Growers Association |
Teddi Mueller
(605) 334-0100 |
$121,690 |
To provide risk management education, farm business planning workshops and technology training to producers across South Dakota, specifically targeting women, young farmers and specialty crop growers. |
Using Business Planning to Mitigate Risk for Livestock Producers Experiencing Multi-Year Losses in the Northern Plains
States: MT, ND, SD, WY |
National Crop Insurance Services, Inc. |
Dr. Laurence M. Crane
(913) 685-2767 |
$150,000 |
To provide training and information on critical risk management issues affecting livestock and forage producers in the Northern Plains targeting beginning farmers and ranchers and Native American producers operating on communal tribal lands. |
Risk Management Education for Wyoming Livestock Producers
State: WY |
University of Wyoming - Office of Research |
John P. Hewlett
(307) 766-2166 |
$149,947 |
To develop and deliver risk management education through onsite programs, as well as print and electronic media to explain and facilitate the effective use of livestock insurance and risk management tools available for forage crops and livestock commodities produced on Wyoming ranches and farms. |
Regulation Compliance Education for California Farmers
State: CA |
Sierra Joint Community College District |
Marry Wollesen
(530) 274-5263 |
$150,000 |
To develop and deliver short courses to growers on how to create a unified plan for dealing with regulations that organizes the fragmented demands flowing from multiple regulatory agencies. All major classes of regulation from pesticide, to air quality, to human resource management will be addressed. |
Risk Management Education for Sustainable Agriculture in Nevada
State: NV |
Board of Regents, University of Nevada Reno |
Kynda Curtis
(775) 784-1682 |
$146,302 |
To develop and deliver a comprehensive risk management education program to livestock and forage producers in the State of Nevada. The education program will cover topics on financial management as well as market, price, production and legal risk. |
Southwest Computer Risk Management Training for RMA Priority Commodities
States: AZ, CA, NV, UT |
Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona |
Dr. E. Russell Tronstad
(520) 621-2425 |
$146,540 |
The Internet and "computer chip" are powerful tools for doing calculations and presenting graphics that allow producers to quantify and visualize the risks and returns associated with key management decisions. By delivering education through a mobile computer lab producers will experience software tailored for their local conditions and commodities in intensive "hands on" training sessions. |
Education on Controlling Risks Through Collaborative Pest Management
State: CA |
Regents, University of California at Davis |
Louise Ferguson
(559) 646-6541 |
$148,720 |
To provide education on the benefits, formation steps, and functions of Producer-initiated Pest Control Districts through detailed "how to" materials which will be presented at 13 workshops throughout California. |
New Strategies for risk Management: Quality Tools and Education for Farmers
State: WA |
Washington State Department of Agriculture |
Linda G. Crerar
(360) 902-1818 |
$148,398 |
To provide risk management education outreach to specialty crop producers throughout Washington state, with a focus on Western Washington's small-to-medium scale, limited-resource producers. Activities include "value added processing" conference; farm link producer workshops; "cultivating success" programs; and providing education and information on the newly acquired AGR-lite insurance program. |
Potatoes and Tree Fruit Risk Management Education: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
States: WA, ID, OR |
Washington State Potato Commission |
Karen Bonaudi
(509) 765-8845 |
$111,000 |
To provide education and information to Pacific Northwest growers, packers and shippers on the PACA. Specifically, how to preserve and enforce PACA trust rights; strategies for managing credit and minimizing bad debt; accessing and utilizing industry data to address PACA issues; consultations regarding contract and/or PACA issues. |
Cultivating Success on Small-Acreage Farms in Washington and Idaho
States: WA, ID |
Washington State University |
Dr. Marcia R. Ostrom
(253) 445-4514 |
$149,326 |
To deliver "Cultivating Success" training program; which combines classroom and on-farm learning experiences to help producers learn how to manage risks. The program includes discussions led by experts in agriculture and business, tours of successful farm operations, and mentoring by experienced farmers who what to share their knowledge with others. |
Alaska Risk Management Education
State: AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service |
Dr. Tony Nakazawa
(907) 474-7246 |
$82,644 |
To provide Alaska producers with education and information on Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) program, risk management strategies involving production, financial, and marketing risk including record keeping, financial management, other commodity based insurance products, and human resources management. |
Reducing Transition and Compliance Risks for Organic Crop Producers in the South
States: AR, LA, KY, MS, TN |
National Center for Appropriate Technology |
Barbara C. Bellows
479-442-9824 |
$149,960 |
To develop decision-making and record-keeping tools to reduce the transition and compliance risks of organic crop producers in the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. |
Unique Tools and Education for Southern Producers of Underserved Commodities
States: KY, TN, AR, LA, MS |
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group |
Jean Mills
205-333-8504 |
$122,068 |
To provide information and education that will expand enterprise options and reduce production and marketing risks for producers seeking to enter or engaged in: a) Diversified horticultural crop production and direct marketing; b) Management intensive grazing of beef; c) Pastured poultry; and d) Specialty cut flower production in the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. |
Greenhouse Tomato Short Course - Teaching Limited Resource Growers To Produce High Value Specialty Crops
States: AR, KY, LA, MS, TN |
Mississippi State University |
Dr. Richard G. Snyder
601-892-3731 |
$99,575 |
To deliver training and information in the management of production for growers and prospective growers of hydroponically-grown greenhouse tomatoes in the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. |
Environmental Horticulture Business Financial Analysis and Risk Management Training In Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana Mississippi, and Tennessee
States: AR, KY, LA, MS, TN |
National Crop Insurance Services, Inc. |
Dr. Laurence M. Crane
913-685-2767 |
$145,000 |
To develop training and information covering major aspects of risk management, crop insurance and computerized financial management for producers of specialty crops in the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. |
An Educational Plan to Provide Risk Management
Information to Priority Commodity Producers in Oklahoma
State: OK |
Kerr Center for Sustainable Ag, Inc. |
James E. Horne
918-647-9123 |
$92,031 |
To deliver training and information in the management of production, marketing, and financial risk to underserved and small scale specialty crop producers in the State of Oklahoma. |
Financial Analysis Services for Agricultural Producers and Borrowers
State: TX |
Lubbock Co., TX Dispute Resolution Center |
D. Gene Valentini
806-775-1720 |
$8,250 |
To deliver training and information to producers and borrowers to improve financial situations through increased understanding and record keeping for improved fiscal management and a more cost effective operation. |
Production, Market, and Financial Risk Management Education for Texas Livestock Producers
State: TX |
Texas Cooperative Extension |
Dr. Lawrence Falconer
361-265-9203 |
$102,928 |
To provide training and information to assist Texas beef producers better able to use products and strategies that can assist them in developing and implementing an effective production and economic risk management plan for their operation from the dual use of data from trace-back or COOL compliance. |
Beef Cattle Risk Management Education
State: OK |
Oklahoma State University |
Dr. Damona Doye
405-744-9813 |
$124,323 |
To develop training and information for Oklahoma beef producers in managing production, financial and marketing risks and sound strategies for dealing with risk. |
Combining Livestock Risk Protection Insurance with Private Market Tools for Effective Cow-Calf Risk Management
State: KS |
Kansas State University |
Dr. James Mintert
(785) 532-1518 |
$149,962 |
To educate livestock producers, lenders, and other Kansas stakeholders on whole herd risk management using futures, options, derivatives, and Livestock Risk Protection (LRP). |
Family Farm Business Planning
State: KS |
Kansas State University |
Charlotte Shoup Olsen
(785) 532-5773 |
$149,970 |
To provide education on how sound business planning provides a valuable tool for farm families to manage the production, marketing, and financial risks as they adapt in a changing agricultural industry. |
Silage Sorghum Pilot (SSP) Insurance Education for Sorghum Producers and Agricultural Lenders
States: KS, CO |
National Grain Sorghum Producers |
Jeff Dahlberg
(806) 749-3478 |
$150,000 |
To educate sorghum producers and agricultural lenders in Kansas and Colorado on the use of the Silage Sorghum Pilot (SSP) as part of a silage sorghum risk management plan. |
A Risk Management Education Partnership with Colorado Sheep Producers
State: CO |
Colorado State University |
Dana L. Hoag
(970) 491-5549 |
$97,965 |
To provide sheep producers with an innovative risk management educational program in Colorado. |
Ohio and Indiana Risk Management Initiative
States: OH, IN |
Mid American Ag & Hort Services |
John Wargowsky
(614) 246-8286 |
$150,000 |
To focus on specialty crop food safety, human resource compliance, worker safety, fruit & vegetable production, environmental issues, and animal health risk. |
Enterprise Selection and Financial Management in Controlling Risks on Illinois Farms
State: IL |
Board of Trustees of University of Illinois |
Gary Schnitkey
(217) 244-9595 |
$150,000 |
To aid Illinois farmers in making enterprise selection, financial management, and livestock management decisions. |
Risk Management Education Program for Specialty Crops and Small Farms in Indiana
State: IN |
Purdue University |
Corinne Alexander
(765) 494-4249 |
$93,308 |
To provide Indiana producers with a series of risk management education programs for specialty crops and small farms using multiple approaches. |
Risk Management Education for Farm Families
States: MI, OH |
The Farm Research Cooperative |
Dr. Leroy Ray, Jr.
(269) 521-4993 |
$137,850 |
To provide risk management education in English and Spanish to small, limited resource and minority farmers of priority crops in Michigan and Ohio. |
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