Nashville, TN – April 1-3, 2025
The 2025 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference brought together public and private sector educators, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other agricultural professionals to share ongoing and emerging successful risk management education efforts that target agricultural producers and their families. Conference participants learned about what is working to help producers effectively manage the financial, production, marketing, legal and human risks associated with their agribusinesses.
We had 260 participants attend this years conference, 47 Concurrent Sessions, 37 Poster presenters.
2 Professional Developments sessions: Evaluation Data Collection Methods by Amulya Rao and Effectively Engaging Producers by Kiley Fleming and David Stephens.
4 Outstanding Project Award Winners: Paul Goeringer (Northeast), Kirk Hanson (West), Francisco Abello (South) and Madeline Schultz (North Central)
Our Keynote Speaker; Becca Jablonski, from Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management addressed, “Direct Marketing to Manage Risk: What Do We Know?”
We ended the conference with our Capstone Speaker, David Kohl, Professor Emeritus, from Virginia Tech, with his presentation, “Buckle Up, Turbulence Ahead.”
The Northeast Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Center, in conjunction with the North Central, Southern, and Western Centers announces competitive funding opportunities for educational projects designed to help agricultural producers improve their economic viability through targeted risk management strategies. The 2025 ERME Request for
The Northeast Center conducted an Applicant Training Webinar on October 3, 2024. Please view the presentation slides and/or webinar to learn more about the RFA and application process.
View Presentations Here The 2024 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference brought together public and private sector educators, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other agricultural professionals to share ongoing and emerging successful risk management education efforts that target agricultural producers
The Northeast Center, in conjunction with the other three regional Centers, conducts the Extension Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This program involves an annual competitive process and provides funding