Entries by Rich Myers

The Internal GAP Audit: Scope Two, Field Harvest and Field Packing Activities

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This video describes and demonstrates the second scope of a GAP audit. This includes pre-harvest risk assessments, sanitation and hygiene in the field, and harvesting and transportation activities. Farmers describe their pre-harvest food safety processes and how they address the area in this scope. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology […]

Virtual Farm Tour: Risk Management at Windset Ranch

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Hear from farmers Jeremy and Nina Prater about their family’s operation, Windset Ranch, in Crawford County, Arkansas. They raise grassfed beef, meat goats, and a small assortment of other livestock. Jeremy and Nina share their approach to managing risk on a grass-based livestock operation. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology […]

Risk Management on a Livestock Operation

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This virtual workshop includes a tour of NCAT Agriculture Specialist Nina Prater’s family farm, and she and her husband, Jeremy, discuss their risk management strategies. NCAT Agriculture and Resource Economist Jeff Schahczenski talks about crop insurance options and Whole Farm Revenue Protection, focusing on products relevant to livestock operations. This video is produced by the […]

Virtual Farm Tour: Risk Management at Ames Orchard and Nursery

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Hear from farmer Guy Ames, owner of Ames Orchard and Nursery in Washington County, Arkansas. Guy raises a highly diverse array of fruit, as well as fruit trees sold in his nursery. Guy shares his risk management strategies for his perennial production system. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through […]

Risk Management at Ames Orchard and Nursery

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Guy Ames — an NCAT Sustainable Horticulture Specialist and owner of Ames Orchard and Nursery in Washington County, Arkansas — raises a highly diverse array of fruit, as well as fruit trees sold in his nursery. In this video, Guy shares the risk management strategies for his perennial production system. This video is produced by […]

Virtual Farm Tour at Uncle Jerry’s Farm

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In this video, Deborah Coleman talks about the varying risk-management practices she uses on her operation, Uncle Jerry’s Farm. Deborah raises small ruminants and produce on the farm, which is located in Hinds County, Mississippi. video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement […]

Risk Management on a Diverse Orchard and Nursery

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This virtual workshop includes a video tour of Ames Orchard and Nursery, which is owned by NCAT Agriculture Specialist Guy Ames. Guy talks about the risk management strategies he uses on his operation. Also, NCAT Agriculture and Natural Resources Economist Jeff Schahczenski discusses crop insurance and Whole Farm Revenue Protection, focusing on products that are […]

Risk Management: What Every Farmer Needs to Know

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In this video, NCAT Gulf States Regional Director Rockiell Woods summarizes the different types of risk farmers face. He addresses risk and sources of risk in agriculture; risk management principles; risk identification and prioritization; common strategies for risk treatment; and some important risk management priorities. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate […]

Risk Management: Mitigating Risk on the Farm

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In this video, Dr. Bill Evans of Up In Farms Food Hub in Jackson, Mississippi, discusses marketing risks and how to manage for them. Marketing risks include all risks to profit and the farm operation due to activities related to the selling of agricultural products. Dr. Evans focuses on small to medium sized operations. This […]

Risk Management: Heirs’ Property with Attorney Andrea Barnes

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In this video, we hear from Attorney Andrea Barnes, the lead attorney for the heirs’ property campaign of the Mississippi Center for Justice in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi Center for Justice is a non-profit public interest law firm. Barnes discusses the basics of heirs’ property, what it means and how to avoid family farm loss. […]