Publication is in PDF format.
Native Offerings Farm: For CSA, Managing Risks is Just Good Business (in PDF format) by Joan Petzen
Stone and Thistle Farm: Diverse Livestock, Multiple Markets (in PDF format) by Martha Goodsell
Small steps reduce risks during small dairy start-up: Pasture-based production, seasonal milking and organic marketing make small dairy possible for this couple (in PDF format) by Fay Benson
Avian flu threat? Diversification and common-sense precautions reduce risks for small flocks and pastured poultry operations (in PDF format) by Rebecca Schuelke
Help with health insurance: Your family may
qualify for low- or no-cost plans subsidized by many Northeast states (in
PDF format) by Maire Ullrich
Joanna Green, Small Farms Program, Cornell University
This factsheet introduces the idea of risk management and looks at some of the particular challenges and opportunities that small-scale farmers have in managing risk. Publication is in PDF format.
From the Smart Marketing series at Cornell, this article by Senior Extension Associate Brian Henehan illuminates strategies for minimizing farmers' marketing risks. Publication is in PDF format.
Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Topics include: Why Buy Insurance?; Marketing Clubs; Managing People Risks; What's the Risk in NOT Replanting Orchards and Vineyards?; How Risk Tolerant Are You?
Department of Communication & Center for the Environment, Cornell University
The Environmental Risk Analysis Program (ERAP) began in Summer 1998 as an integrated applied research and outreach initiative of the Cornell University Center for the Environment. Their goals are to:
Cornell University
This web site is a portal to a collaborative effort between Cornell University, New York State Department of Ag and Markets, and USDA's Risk Management Agency. It is intended to provide New York producers and growers with information about formal and informal means of dealing with risks in their agricultural businesses.
Cornell University
The latter half of the 1980s saw continuous reductions in the dairy price support program. As a result, the 1990s provided a return of price volatility that had not been witnessed by the current generation of dairy producers. It also gave birth to futures markets in dairy products and tools to help manage those risks. This page provides materials to access those tools.
The Northeast Center for Risk Management Education at the University of Delaware was established in 2001 with funding from the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES). Its mission is to improve the risk management decision-making processes of agricultural producers in the Northeast Region through a comprehensive educational program.
A library of documents on agricultural risk, specialty crops, crop budgets, and Risk Management Agency projects and funding.
J. Harwood, R. Heifner, K. Coble, J. Perry, A. Somwaru, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, March 1999
The bulleting describes types of risk important to producers, measuring price and yield risk, how farmers can manage risk, farmers' risk management strategies, and practical aspects of farm risk management. Individual chapters are in PDF format.
Richard F. Prim, Kaarin K. Foede, attorneys at law, University of Minnesota Extension Service, May 2002
For producers considering direct marketing, this publication provides an introduction to legal issues that my affect their business. Written by two lawyers with commercial and agritourism law experience, the information is intended to help direct marketers avoid or minimize risk and liability. It is not intended to constitute legal advice or to address every situation. Use this publication as a discussion tool as you seek specific advice from an attorney or accountant familiar with your goals and business plan.
$10. Item BU-07683-GO. Order by calling 1-800-876-8636 or clicking here. Located under Planning Task Four: Strategic Planning. Published in PDF format.
Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
A handbook on assessing and understanding risk management in production, marketing, finances, and legal and human resource issues.
Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
A series of comprehensive articles that help growers start to build a risk management plan.
North Carolina State Animal Response Team
This site has factsheets developed on the following topics:
Look under "Who We Help" for information about farms.