Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center

Farmer Peer-to-Peer Programs: This program is geared toward Extension educators, agency personnel and other agricultural service providers who want to initiate or enhance peer to peer outreach for those in farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
This 2-part webinar series will provide an overview of several peer-to-peer initiatives and help to answer the why, what, how, and funding questions to help you begin the process to start or expand peer-to-peer program.

Peer-to-peer mental health programs are highly effective for farmers because they bypass the stigma of traditional therapy and are rooted in shared lived experience. Farmers typically prefer advice from trusted peers who understand the realities of agricultural life.

August 14 & 16 9:00 - 10:30.

Register: The webinar series is free, but registration is required. Please register by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/Fg5kLmmwqsJ3aKoAA

This webinar series is sponsored by Cultivemos and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.

Peer-2-Peer Network Development Training Dates: July 14th AND 16th 2026 Time: 9am -10:30 EST As service providers, producers and farm owners, managers and workers in farming, fishing, and forestry industries, we know how stressful these careers and lifestyles can be. Research indicates that making connections, talking with people who under...

Last week at the 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference in Salt Lake City, we had the opportunity to recognize our outstanding project award winner from the Northeast region.

The 2026 Outstanding Project Award was presented by our center Director Laurie Wolinski to Jennifer Hashley and her project team at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project at Tufts University. The project entitled "Overcoming Risk During Climate Variability: The Importance of Recordkeeping in Small Scale Farming" focused on providing aid to new producers in order to develop a culture of recordkeeping, build financial analysis skills to assess overall economic viability and financial health of their farm business, and increase participation in federal farm programs.

Producer outcomes included: improved production data collection practices and management decisions; market channel assessments; improved farm financial recordkeeping and enterprise analysis; and increased understanding of overall business health in the face of weather-related risks.

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The countdown is on! We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on an incredible agenda, and we want you in the room with us.

This Friday, April 10, is your final opportunity to secure your spot for both the main conference and poster session AND our AI Pre-Conference workshop.