North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Homero Salinas of Lincoln University on being selected as the 2026 Outstanding Project Award winner with the North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center.

Each regional Extension Risk Management Education Center selects an Outstanding Project Award winner to be recognized at the National Conference in April of each year.

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Homero Salinas-Gonzalez on being recently awarded the 2026 Outstanding Project Award for the North Central region at the ERME National Conference that took place in Salt Lake City, UT. Thank you for your outstanding work!

11/25/2025

Call for Proposals NOW OPEN:
2026 ERME National Conference, April 14-16, 2026 at the Salt Lake City Sheraton Hotel, Utah
Submit presentations at: :https://erme.events/call-for-proposals/

To find out more click: https://vimeo.com/1119094530?fl=pl&fe=sh&fbclid=IwY2xjawOTBg1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesi0VmvWRy6cTZkQvE4nzNdVeX3jsy5aix3wQWwJXYU3QGT0mI9soqIXmx7I_aem_Fj-WmgfS1I1jaZk7vYtWog

The 2026 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference will bring together public and private sector educators, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other…

09/15/2025

The North Central Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) Center, ncerme.org, in conjunction with the Northeast, Southern, and Western Centers announces a competitive funding opportunity for educational projects designed to help farmers, ranchers, and foresters (producers) improve their economic viability through targeted risk management strategies. The Centers expect to award grants through three program areas – Risk Management Education Projects, Underutilization of Crop Insurance Projects, and Exploratory Projects.

All applications are due by 5 PM, CST, Thursday, November 13, 2025. For more information, visit: https://cms.unl.edu/ianr/casnr/agricultural-economics/ncerme/funding/erme-rfa/

The North Central Center will hold an Applicant Webinar on October 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM CST. Please contact [email protected] for more information. The 2026 ERME Request for Applications (RFA)

04/10/2025

The North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center is pleased to announce that Madeline Schultz and co-PD, Alexis Stevens were awarded the 2025 Outstanding Project Award for the North Central region at the recent ERME National Conference that took place in Nashville, TN.

To learn more about this project, click on the video link provided:

This is "2025 ERME North Central OPA Winner Highlight Video" by CFFM on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

03/21/2025

For those who are interested, meet our Keynote Speakers for the 2025 ERME National Conference:

Becca Jablonski is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management in the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. Her research investigates the role of cities, state, and national governments in leveraging food policies to achieve progress towards...