Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center

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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!

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!

Hosted the 2026 Project Director Traing today in conjunction with the 2026 ERME National Conference. It was a great day to meet all our new PDs and we are excited to see what their projects will bring!

The countdown is on! We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on an incredible agenda, and we want you in the room with us.

This Friday, April 10, is your final opportunity to secure your spot for both the main conference and poster session AND our AI Pre-Conference workshop.

NERME hosted a successful 2026 Northeast AgRisk Management Workshop, thank you to all who presented and attended! Topics included: Fundamentals of Federal Crop Insurance, Financial Stress Programs & Resources, Farmer Burnout, Grain Marketing Outlook and Tools, Estate & Transition Planning, and more!

There are just a few days left to register for the 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference.

The cost for registration increases tomorrow, so visit erme.events/registration to register today.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City!

Join us for a pre-conference workshop that will demystify Artificial Intelligence (AI) and unlock its powerful potential for farm risk management, allowing you to empower farmers to make more informed, data-driven decisions and build greater resilience against an uncertain future.

For more information on the pre-conference agenda visit erme.events/pre.

Blaine Nelson and Michele Payn will serve as keynote speakers during the 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from these experts. Register today at erme.events/registration/ to join us in Salt Lake City.

Don't forget to submit your proposals this week!

The call for concurrent session and poster presentation proposals for the 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference is NOW OPEN!

Proposals should emphasize education, outcomes, and risk management results that producers achieved through participation in your program.

Visit erme.events/call-for-proposals/ to submit your proposal before January 16, 2026!