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Focus on Results - Featured Grant
Management Conferences for Oklahoma Women in Agriculture

Project Director Damona Doye, Regents professor & Extension economist, Oklahoma State University

Damona's project reached out to 593 Oklahoma producers with training and networking through statewide conferences. Anew website, okwomeninagandsmallbusiness.com, lists events and posts registration and speaker materials.Participants plus others can access materials from past conferences.

Access Damona's complete final project report by clicking here.

FY 2012 Grants Approved

Addressing Farm Leasing Risk, Jesse Richardson, Virginia Tech, $36,943

Developing Mobile Applications and Utilizing Social Media for the Southeast Cattle Advisor, Lawton Stewart, University of Georgia, $49,964

Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods to Enhance Profitability of Small Producers, Marco Palma, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, $42,011

Education and Outreach on the Risks and Benefits of Leases and Rental Agreements in Farm Transition, Chris Clark, University of Tennessee, $19,651.84

Ensuring Continuation of Farm Operations in Alabama through Effective Retirement-Estate and Succession Planning, Thomas Hall, Alabama Cooperative Extension, $50,031

Financial Analysis for Contract Poultry Growers, Ross Pruitt, LSU AgCenter, $26,714

Food Defense-Biosecurity and Traceability at the Farm Level as Essential Elements to Risk Management for Mississippi Producers and Processors, J. Byron Williams, Mississippi State University, $44,424

Global Growers Farmer Training Project, Susan Pavlin, Refugee Family Services,

Grape and Winery Contracting and Supply Chain Management, Timothy Woods, University of Kentucky,

Growing Farm Profits: Improving the Business and Marketing Decisions of Horticultural Producers, Jean Mills, Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, $39,075

Homefront To Heartland: Empowering Women in Agriculture, Alice Rhea, University of Tennessee Extension, $33,158

Meat Goat Business and Operational Training for Producers in Oklahoma-the Southern Region and the U.S., James Jones, Oklahoma State University, $39,946

Retail Market Readiness Education for North Carolina Small-Scale Farmers, S. Gary Bullen, North Carolina State University, $42,680

Risk Management Education for Tennessee Value-Added Beef Producers, Megan Bruch, University of Tennessee-Center for Profitable Agriculture, $44,918

Risk Management Education for the Green Industry, Mengmeng Gu, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, $49,694

Risk Management Outreach for Small-Scale Poultry Producers in Central Kentucky, Victoria Burke, Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program, $40,151

Risk Management Tookit for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers II, Jay Yates, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, $40,564

FY 2011 Grants Approved

Adding Value: Risk Management Education for Farm Entrepreneurs, Scott Marlow, Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA, $50,000

Environmental Regulatory Risk Management for Livestock Producers in Georgia, Mark Risse, University of Georgia, $45,504

Flexible Cash Leases: Reducing Price Risk, Greg Halich, University of Kentucky, $12,903

Growing Farm Profits, Jean Mills, Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, $39,021

Innovative Composting and Rainwater Harvesting Education for Managing Producer Risks Associated with Sustainable and Organic Production, Jason Vogel, $48,895

Integrating ACRE and Crop Insurance (2): a Comprehensive Risk Management Strategy, Cory Walters, University of Kentucky, $13,018

Managing Legal Liability in Agritourism and Direct Marketing, Martha Walker, Virginia Cooperative Extension, $35,860

Managing legal Risk for Alternative Uses of Forestland, Rusty Rumley, National Agricultural Law Center, $48,250

Managing Risk in the Environmental Horticulture Industry, Marco Palma, Texas A&M University, $48,311

Mineral Rights Leases: Understanding Farmer Risks and Rewards, Scott Marlow, Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA, $48,000

Minimizing Production - Marketing and Legal Risks Associated with Adopting Alternative Technologies for Locally Grown Produce, Kimberly Morgan, MS State University, $50,605

Risk Management Education for Small-Medium and Limited-Resource Livestock and Forage Producers in Georgia, R. Curt Lacy, Unviersity of Georgia, $36,924

Risk Management Toolkit for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, Jay Yates, Texas Agrilife Extension Service, $40,446

Training Producers to Manage Alternative Energy Risks, Mike Morris, National Center for Appropriate Technology, $45,795

Wind Leasing: Understanding and Limiting Legal Liability, Shannon Ferrell, Oklahoma State University, $46,679

FY 2010 Grants Approved

Annie's Project in Florida, Nola Wilson, UF/IFAS Extension Service, $39,121

Commercial Market Readiness Education for Kentucky Farmers and Southeastern States, Tim Woods, University of Kentucky, $47,432

Estate and Financial Planning Education for Socially Disadvantaged Producers and Real Estate Owners in Arkansas, Henry English, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, $31,273

Experiential Risk Management Education for Young and Socially Disadvantaged Producers Using the Fed Cattle Market Simulator, Kellie Raper, Oklahoma State University, $13,214

Introducing Annie's Project to Texas Ag. Producers, Jason Johnson, Texas AgriLife Extension Service,$ 39,372

Management Conferences for Oklahoma Women in Agriculture, Damona Doye, Oklahoma State University, $41,550

Managing Risk in the Green Industry, Charlie Hall, Texas A&M University,$ 47,509

Risk Management Training for High School Agriculture Teachers-Students and Farm Families, Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University, $50,000

Rural Black Women Agriculture Sustainable Economic Project in the Southeast, Heather Gray, Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, $47,936

Southeastern Beef Cattle Risk Management Education Project, Lawton Stewart, University of Georgia, $49,960

Using Alternative Enterprises and Recreational Development to Bolster Farm Incomes, Shannon Mirus, National Agricultural Law Center, 49,231

FY 2013 Request For Applications

The Southern Risk Management Education Center in conjunction with the North Central, Northeastern and Western Regional Centers announces the availability of grant funds and requests the submission of applications. Awards will fund projects conducted between July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The application process is conducted in two stages which includes a pre-proposal and full proposal for projects initially accepted for review. 

The timeline for the application process is below:
Thursday, November 1, 2012 - RFA released
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - On-line pre-proposal due by 5:00 PM CST.
Friday, February 1, 2013 - On-line system open for full proposal applications
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - On-line full proposals due by 5:00 PM CST.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - Deadline for award notification to Project Directors
Monday, July 1, 2013 - Project award year begins

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Decisions regarding funding of each proposal are made by our Advisory Council.

Funded Projects (Past & Present)

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