Nashville, TN – April 1-3, 2025
The 2025 ERME National Conference will bring 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 will learn about what is working to help producers effectively manage the financial, production, marketing, legal and human risks associated with their agribusinesses. This conference will be held April 1-3, 2025 in Nashville, TN.
Concurrent Session and Poster presentation proposals are being solicited which highlight successful and innovative risk management education programming and its impacts. Abstract submission is encouraged from any public or private entity involved in risk management education for agricultural producers, regardless of whether the project was funded through a regional ERME Center.
Presentations should be geared toward educators (rather than producers) and should identify impacts achieved as a result of the educational efforts. Abstracts that include research as a major emphasis will not likely be considered for this conference.
Concurrent session and poster exhibit topics may include programming related to any of the five areas of risk addressed by agricultural risk management education, including financial, production, marketing, legal and human.
The Planning Committee also invites proposals from projects that targeted audience groups that are identified for special emphasis through successive legislation, namely the 2008 Farm Bill, the 2014 Farm Bill and the 2018 Farm Bill. These include:
The Conference Planning Committee encourages all concurrent session and poster presenters to focus on the risk management results that producers achieved through participation in their educational projects.
Format of proposals: Proposals will be accepted online, beginning Monday, November 18, 2024. To submit a proposal for a concurrent session presentation or a poster display, please click the “Submit your Proposal” button. You will be taken to AgRisk, where you’ll click “Submit Presentation.” There you will be able to register your proposal and provide an abstract (maximum of 250 words) describing your educational effort and how it was of benefit to the participants.
Length of sessions: Abstract submissions for 30-minute Concurrent Sessions are available. Please bear in mind that we would like presenters to allow 5-10 minutes at the end of the session for questions and interaction.
Poster exhibits: Tables and poster walls will both be available to exhibit posters. Conference participants will have an opportunity to interact with the poster authors during an evening networking reception on April 2.
A peer review committee will consider each proposal submitted by the deadline of Friday, January 17, 2025. Decisions will be made no later than Friday, February 7, at which time presenters will be notified. Those accepted will be expected to confirm participation for a presentation and to follow best management practices for presentations as suggested by the Conference Committee upon acceptance.
Concurrent session and poster presenters are expected to register and participate throughout the Conference (April 2-3). The conference will begin on the morning of April 2 and will conclude on April 3. The Pre-Conference will be held on April 1. The Pre-Conference topic is Agritourism.
Concurrent session presenters should be prepared to submit an electronic copy of their presentation by Friday, March 28, 2025. Further instructions and best management practices will be provided at a later date.
