Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center

09/02/2026

Ahlishia wraps up the Risk Management Across America series with Pauline Van Nurden and Curtis Mahnken of the University of Minnesota’s Center For Farm Financial Management. Together, they take listeners behind the scenes of the Digital Extension Risk Management Education Center and its role in connecting resources, knowledge, and educators across the national ERME network.

Pauline and Curtis highlight the Ag Risk & Farm Management Library, where producers and agricultural professionals can find trusted resources, tools, budgets, and educational materials covering the five areas of agricultural risk. The conversation offers a practical look at how the Digital Center helps make credible, research-based risk management information easier to find and use.

Listen Now 🎧 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606657/episodes/19736876-episode-21-risk-management-across-america-inside-the-digital-extension-risk-management-education-center

Visit the Ag Risk & Farm Management Library: https://agrisk.umn.edu/

08/31/2026

Join in on tomorrow's webinar!

🌱 Still time to register! 🌱

Are you an entering farmer looking for land? Join PA Farm Link tomorrow, September 1st at 12:00 PM for our FREE webinar: Entering Farming with Confidence: Understanding the PA Farm Link Land Linking Database!

We’ll walk you through the Land Linking Database step-by-step, including how to:

🔹 Create your account and build a strong profile
🔹 Search for available land opportunities
🔹 Effectively present your goals and experience
🔹 Utilize PA Farm Link resources and connect with additional support
🔹 Get your questions answered during dedicated Q&A time

💻 Virtual | 12:00 PM
📅 Tuesday, September 1, 2026
💲 FREE — Registration required

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to use the PA Farm Link Land Linking Database with confidence as you take the next step toward accessing farmland!

👉 Register today: PA Farm Link Land Linking Webinar Registration

08/27/2026

Check out Pennsylvania Farm Link's webinar series supporting beginner farmers in September and if your in the PA region, be sure to check out their mixer!

08/26/2026

‼️In ONE WEEK, join us in Derby Center for a farm tour and lunch at Skyline Holsteins.

Fourth-generation dairy farmer Sheena Brown and her family are transitioning from conventional to organic production, with the farm set to become certified on September 1. The tour will highlight their transition to organic production, as well as grazing planning, operating an on-farm store, business planning, and engaging with the local community through 4-H.

These informal farm tours are a great opportunity to meet and support local farmers, ask questions, and learn about innovative strategies being implemented on farms across Vermont.

We hope to see you there!

➡️This event is free, but pre-registration is required.⁠
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➡️Please register online at go.uvm.edu/futurereadydairy or click the link in our bio.

08/12/2026

In this episode, Ahlishia visits the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center with its director, Laurie Wolinski, as part of a special series highlighting the nation's four regional Extension Risk Management Education Centers.

Laurie shares what makes agriculture in the Northeast so distinctive and explains how those realities shape the Center's educational priorities.

Listeners will also learn how stakeholder input drives the Northeast Center's work and hear examples of how practical risk management education is helping producers strengthen their operations across the region.

Listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2606657/episodes/19626480-episode-18-the-northeast-extension-risk-management-education-center-managing-risk-in-a-diverse-agricultural-landscape

07/01/2026

Farmer Peer-to-Peer Programs: This program is geared toward Extension educators, agency personnel and other agricultural service providers who want to initiate or enhance peer to peer outreach for those in farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
This 2-part webinar series will provide an overview of several peer-to-peer initiatives and help to answer the why, what, how, and funding questions to help you begin the process to start or expand peer-to-peer program.

Peer-to-peer mental health programs are highly effective for farmers because they bypass the stigma of traditional therapy and are rooted in shared lived experience. Farmers typically prefer advice from trusted peers who understand the realities of agricultural life.

July 14 & 16 9:00 - 10:30.

Register: The webinar series is free, but registration is required. Please register by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/Fg5kLmmwqsJ3aKoAA

This webinar series is sponsored by Cultivemos and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.

Dates: July 14th AND 16th 2026 Time: 9am -10:30 EST As service providers, producers and farm owners, managers and workers in farming, fishing, and forestry industries, we know how stressful these careers and lifestyles can be. Research indicates that making connections, talking with people who under...

06/24/2026

Save the Date! 2027 ERME National Conference - April 13-15, 2027- Baltimore, MD

05/11/2026

https://www.farmers.gov/blog/usda-urges-farmers-and-ranchers-take-action-ahead-2026-hurricane-season?utm_campaign=hurricane&utm_content=preparedness&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

USDA is asking producers to prepare their operations for potential impacts and explore recovery resources.

04/23/2026

Last week at the 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference in Salt Lake City, we had the opportunity to recognize our outstanding project award winner from the Northeast region.

The 2026 Outstanding Project Award was presented by our center Director Laurie Wolinski to Jennifer Hashley and her project team at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project at Tufts University. The project entitled "Overcoming Risk During Climate Variability: The Importance of Recordkeeping in Small Scale Farming" focused on providing aid to new producers in order to develop a culture of recordkeeping, build financial analysis skills to assess overall economic viability and financial health of their farm business, and increase participation in federal farm programs.

Producer outcomes included: improved production data collection practices and management decisions; market channel assessments; improved farm financial recordkeeping and enterprise analysis; and increased understanding of overall business health in the face of weather-related risks.

Congratulations!

04/16/2026

Had a wonderful time networking at the poster reception last night at the 2026 ERME National conference, had a chance to catch up with some of our northeast’s finest!! Hope everyone had a good time at the conference and we will see you next year!