Success Stories

Throughout its existence, the Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC) has funded many successful projects to every state and territory in our region. We invite visitors and project directors to click the state links below to learn about the impacts of the ERME program in the Southern Region. The information in the stories is drawn from the final reports of completed projects.

These success stories are shared with multiple ERME stakeholders including university administrators, USDA personnel, and members of Congress.

Alabama

• Ensuring Continuation of Farm Operations
• Growing Farm Profits

Arkansas

• Growing Farm Profits
• Risk Management of Agricultural Drones

Georgia

• Global Growers Farmer Training Project

Florida

• Enhancing Competition Through Social Media

Kentucky

• Risk Management Outreach

Louisiana

• Food Safety Risk Management Practices
• Managing Financial and Legal Liabilities of Agritourism

Mississippi

• Food Defense, Biosecurity and Traceability

North Carolina

• Retail Market Readiness Education

Tennessee

• Advanced Online Marketing Strategies for Tennessee Farmers
• Business Planning and Marketing Education for Tennessee Farmers
• Education and Outreach on the Risks
• Homefront to Heartland
• Risk Management Education for TN

Texas

• Economic & Legal Considerations for Hemp Production in Texas
• Direct and Intermediate Marketing
• Risk Management Education for the Green Industry
• Risk Management Toolkit

Virginia

• Educating Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Managing Row Crop Irrigation Risks

Puerto Rico

• Entrepreneurship Center for Women in Puerto Rico’s Agriculture

Virgin Islands

• Utilizing Social Media and Digital Technologies