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.”
