Risk Management Communication

Primary contact: Craig Cramer, (607) 255-5428, cdc25@cornell.edu

Project Objectives

• Increase NY small farm operators' awareness and understanding of risk management strategies including crop insurance
• Provide accurate, timely, and easily readable information about changes in the AGR-Lite program to enable small farm operators to make informed decisions in time for spring 2006 enrollment deadlines
• Develop and test NY Beginning Farmer Training Program focused on risk management strategies

This project is one part of a larger grant--involving Cornell FarmNet, FarmLink, and Cooperative Extension--that aims to increase outreach and education about risk management strategies, including crop/revenue insurance. The Small Farms Program is responsible for publishing 12-16 high quality articles on risk management in the Small Farm Quarterly. The first several of these have already been published and can be read online:

Insure Your Revenue Instead of Your Crop with AGR-Lite -- Page 9-10
So You Thought the Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem was Adequate? -- Page 23
Working Together to Reduce Risks -- Page 25
Rein in Risk on Your Farm -- Page 4-5