The 2026 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 264 participants attend this years conference, 50 Concurrent Sessions, 45 Poster Presenters.
4 Outstanding Project Award Winners: Jennifer Hashley (Northeast), Rachael Callahan (West), Tiffany Dowell Lashmet and Kara Matheney (South) and Homero Salinas-Gonzalez (North Central)
Our Keynote Speaker; Blaine Nelson, Senior Economist on the Strategy, Research, and Analytics team at Farmer Mac presenting on “Roots, Rates and Returns: The Ag Economy in 2026”
We ended the conference with our Capstone Speaker, Michele Payn, Certified Speaking Professional & Author, Cause Matters Corp, with her presentation, “Translating Farm & Food Tomorrow”
The 2026 ERME Request for Applications 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
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
