SRMEC Grant Project Results

The Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC) funds projects that educate farmers on ways to manage agricultural risk.

Our mission is to empower the strengths and skills of individuals in the southern region who are involved in the management of agricultural production, marketing, financial, legal, and human resource risks.

Our ultimate goal is to deliver results by educating the producers. On this blog, you will find success stories, training materials and current event articles to help you manage the risk on your farming operation. We encourage you to participate by posting comments and giving us your feedback with suggestions to improve this blog and your education.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Women in Agriculture Educators National Conference

The 2012 Women in Agriculture Educators National Conference will take place at The Peabody in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
This biennial conference features 3 keynote presentations, over 40 hours of individual concurrent session presentations, a networking reception which includes a poster session, and a pre-conference seminar. Click here to see full schedule of events and register.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

New Arkansas Division of Agriculture cotton variety exceeds fiber quality expectations

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has released a new cotton variety that exceeds current quality expectations for upland cotton. It is the second variety in the last three years from the Arkansas breeding program that raises the bar for cotton fiber quality. Click here to read the full story.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

calendar of events

New calendar feature

Need to know when the next crop production meeting is? Click the new calendar of events tab on our front page to find times, locations and topics for events such as field days, production meetings, trainings and certifications. Click here to read full story.