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.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Managing legal risk workshops for foresters


The second and third in a series of workshops covering agritourism law for landowners and foresters are set for March 16 at Shreveport, La., and April 13 in Monticello.

“Agritourism is one of the fastest-growing alternative uses for forestland and farmland,” said Rusty Rumley, staff attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center. “It can be a very lucrative venture for a lot of people, but it opens landowners to risks they would not normally come across in traditional forestry and farming activities.” Click here to read the story.
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