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Making a Difference
Safeguarding the Nation’s Farmers
Supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Extension Risk Management Education program educates farmers and ranchers about managing the risks of producing food and fiber—enhancing rural prosperity.
Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) is managed by four regional centers, supported by an electronic support center, housed at Land-grant Universities that provide competitive grant funding and leadership within their regions.
Focused on farmers, ranchers and producers, ERME projects encourage public-private partnerships. Learn more how ERME projects enable producers to strengthen their operations’ economic viability—while enhancing rural prosperity.
Tractor planting soybeans Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.
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2025 Hatch Lecture Nominations Close June 6
Nominations for the William Henry Hatch Lecture will close on Friday, June 6. The Hatch Lecture is part of a Memorial Lecture series sponsored by NIFA and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). Given at the APLU Annual Meeting, the lecture honors one of three important historical figures of the Land-grant University System: William Henry Hatch, Seaman A. Knapp, and Justin Smith Morrill.
This year’s lecture will honor William Henry Hatch, a Congressman from Missouri who championed the Agricultural Experiment Station Founding Bill, which became law in 1887, and to celebrate the accomplishments of the Experiment Station System that the Hatch Act created. The William Henry Hatch Memorial Lectureship recognizes outstanding contemporary leadership in research and outstanding contributions as a researcher.
Submit nominations no later than June 6 using this form.
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Golden Goodness: Turning Sap into Syrup in the UConn Forest
For more than 30 years, University of Connecticut (UConn) Extension professionals, faculty from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, and UConn students have made syrup from the sugar maple stand in the UConn Forest.
The student-run maple program the work experiences and internships that gives UConn students the technical skills they need as well as real-world experience conducting and managing forest-related activities such as maple-syrup production, creating value-added wood products, and trails and recreation management. Read more about this training effort.
Students outside the UConn Sugar Shack. Image courtesy of Jason Sheldon, UConn.
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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is committed to ensuring that its programs and services are accessible to all individuals, including individuals with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any NIFA event, please contact the appropriate Program staff no later than 10 days prior to the event. To find Program staff by event, please visit the NIFA Calendar of Events. NIFA Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request. If you need interpretation or translation services please visit NIFA language services or contact Lois Tuttle, Equal Opportunity Specialist, at Lois.Tuttle@usda.gov or (443) 386-9488 no later than 10 days prior to the event.
NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and Extension that solves societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term prosperity and global preeminence of U.S. agriculture. Keep informed about NIFA, USDA, our Land-grant and non-Land-grant university partners, and stakeholders with the NIFA Update. Read past issues online, sign up for email updates or follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAImpacts or LinkedIn @usda-nifa.
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