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Addressing the Extension Program
Needs of Traditionally Underserved
Groups: Results from Risk Management
Colloquia Across the South
H.L.Goodwin,Jr.,SandraMartiniandRonRainey
IFAI2016RMASeminarSeries
May25,2016
• SouthernRiskManagementEducationCenter(SRMEC)islocatedat
theUniversityofArkansasDivisionofArkansas
• SRMECfocusesonprojectsthatenhancefarmer’sbehaviorand
knowledgethroughriskmanagementeducationinfiveareasofrisk:
1)production;2)marketing;3)financial;4)legal;and5)humanresources
• Efforttolearntheriskmanagementeducationneedsofspecial
emphasiscommunitiesofproducersinSouthernagriculture
• BetterhelpSRMECstaffandadvisorycouncilunderstandtheneedsof
eachspecialemphasiscommunityofproducers
• NativeAmericanProducers
• WomenProducers
• YoungandBeginningFarmersandRanchers
• SpecialtyCropProducers
• HispanicProducers
• AfricanAmericanProducers
• Backgroundonneedforcolloquia
• FinancialConditionofAgricultureSurvey
• KnowledgeofRiskManagementPre-survey
• ParticipantBarCamps
• CompositeofRiskIssueIdentification
• KnowledgeofRiskManagementPost-survey
• Participantsrandomlydividedinto3groupsandmeetseparatelyfor
50minutes.
• Eachgroupistakenthroughanissueself-identificationprocessto
discusscurrentissuesinagriculture
• Attheendofthesession,eachgroup’slistofissuesisnarroweddown
tothe8topissuesandtheparticipantsvoteontheirtopthree
• Thisprocessisrepeated2moretimesforeachgroup,foratotalof9
sessions.
• AttheendoftheBarCamps,thetop8issuesfromeachgroupare
consolidatedintothetop10issuesidentified
• Theparticipantsthenvoteontheirtop3issuesoutofthetop10
PercentofColloquiaParticipantsbyLocation
PercentageofParticipants
100
80
N.American
YBFR
60
Women
40
Hispanic
A.American
20
Specialty
0
S.West
SouthCentral
SouthEast
AtlanticCoast
Islands
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacingTribalProducers
AvailabilityofOperatingLoans/Credit&Interest
LiaisonsinAgencies(USDA/FSA) w/TribalKnowledge
UnderstandTreaty/Resource RightsbyGovernment&Tribe
ProducerTrainingonAgencyRoles,Programs&Timing
FractionalizationofLand/SuccessionPlans/LeaseTraining
MarketAvailability/EntryBarriers/MarketTiming
ConnectionBetweenLand/Food&Culture/Youth
EducationonRiskManagement&TechnicalProduction
JobAvailability&JobTraining
FarmInsurancecost/Availability/LowReturnsinAgriculture
0
5
10
15
NumberofParticipants
20
25
30
35
40
45
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacingWomen
Producers
LackofAgencyAccountability,Service&Outreach
SimplifiedLanguageinGovernmentRegulations/Programs
CreditAvailability
LackofExtensionOutreachandEngagement
EducationofProducers,EspeciallySmall
EducationofAgencyPersonnel
EucationforYouth&BeginningFarmerPrograms
Financialmanagement, Recordkeeping&Taxes
EstatePlanningLandTenure,&Succession
MarketCooperation&Coordination
0
5
10
NumberofParticipants
15
20
25
30
35
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacingYoungand
BeginningFarmers
Business &Planning
TaxStructures,LandSuccession &EstatePlanning
Public&Consumer EducationonAgriculture
GovernmentRegulation
LaborAvailability&Quality
AlternativeMarketingStrategies&Practices
InvolvementinPolicy&RegualtionDevelopment
StrategicPlanning&ExecutionofPlans
KnowledgeofGovernmentPrograms&TheirUse
AvailabilityofCredit&CapitalRequirements
0
5
10
NumberofParticipants
15
20
25
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacing
SpecialtyCropProducers
Business andFinancialPlanning
LaborAvailabilityandCosts
Production StrategiesandManagement
MarketFragmentation/Contingency Markets
EncouragingYoungProducers
MarketandSalesTraining
FarmInfrastructure
Organization,Working Together
GovernmentRegulations
PrioritySettings
0
5
10
Series1
15
20
25
30
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacingHispanic
Producers
FinancingandCreditAvailability
MarketingStrategies&MarketAccess
LackofProgramInformation&AgencyResponse
Financial&Business PlanningTraining
InformationonTechnicalAssistance&Outreach
FarmPolicy&GovernmentRegulations
FreeTradeIssues
EstatePlanning&FarmTransition
CropInsurance&DisasterPlanning
0
5
10
NumberofParticipants
15
20
25
30
SummaryofFinalPrioritizationofKeyRiskIssuesFacing
AfricanAmericanProducers
AccesstoCapital
Business andFinancialTraining
AttractingtheNextGenerationtoAgriculture
EffectiveMarketing
WaterManagementandIrrigation
SafetyNetGap-CatchUp
GovernmentProgramEducation
ProducerMentoringandNetworking
TechnologyTrainingandAdoption
EstateandSuccession Planning
0
5
10
Total
15
20
25
30
NativeAmericanProducer– FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
WomenProducer- FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
Young&BeginningFarmer– FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
SpecialtyCropProducer- FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
HispanicProducer- FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
AfricanAmericanProducer- FinancialStressHighImpactFactors
100
80
60
40
20
0
PercentageofParticipants
Wheredoyougetinformationonfinancialissuesforyouroperation?
60
50
40
N.American
YBFR
30
Women
Hispanic
A.American
20
Specialty
10
0
CountyAgent
Banker
Extension Fact
Sheets
Websites
Other
Producers
Tribal
Personnel
FSA
Icantget
Information
Crop
Consultant
FarmBureau
WomeninAg
Wheredoyougetinformationonproductionmanagementdecisions?
50
45
40
35
N.American
30
YBFR
25
Women
20
Hispanic
A.American
15
Specialty
10
5
0
CountyAgent
Extension
Factsheets
Websites
Other
Producers
Tribal
personnel
NRCS
Radio/TV
Ican'tget
information
FarmBureau
Crop
Consultant
WomeninAg
Wheredoyougetinformationonriskmanagementdecisions?
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
N.American
YBFR
Women
Hispanic
5
A.American
0
Specialty
Wheredoyougetinformationoneligibility forgovernmentagricultureprograms?
90
80
70
60
N.American
YBFR
50
Women
40
Hispanic
A.American
30
Specialty
20
10
0
Radio/TV
Newspaper
CountyAgent
NRCS
Websites
1890
Ican'tget
information
FarmBureau
BIA
Howmanyproducersinyourareaareexperiencingfinancialstressnow?
120
100
80
N.American
YBFR
Women
60
Hispanic
A.American
40
Specialty
20
0
2%or Less
3-5%
6-10%
11-20%
21-30%
Morethan30%
Whatisthechanceofproducersinyourareaexperiencingfinancialstressinthenext
threeyears?
70
60
50
N.American
YBFR
40
Women
Hispanic
30
A.American
20
Specialty
10
0
VeryHigh
High
Moderate
Low
Howhasyourawarenessofriskissueschanged?
70
60
50
N.American
YBFR
40
Women
Hispanic
30
A.American
Specialty
20
10
0
GreatlyIncreased
Increased
increasedsomewhat
Notchanged
Asanagriculturalleaderinyourcommunity,howwillingareyoutofocusonthepriority
issuesidentifiedatthiscolloquium?
100
90
80
70
N.American
60
YBFR
50
Women
Hispanic
40
A.American
30
Specialty
20
10
0
VeryWilling
Willing
SomewhatWilling
NotWilling
Inorderforproducerstobesuccessful,weasleadersmustfocusonthosewillingto
receiveoutreachandeducation.
90
80
70
N.American
60
YBFR
50
Women
40
Hispanic
A.American
30
Specialty
20
10
0
StronglyAgree
Agree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Inorderforproducerstobesuccessful,itisnecessarytofocusresourcesonthebest
producers.
70
60
50
N.American
YBFR
40
Women
Hispanic
30
A.American
20
Specialty
10
0
StronglyAgree
Agree
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
PostSurvey
WhatisyourknowledgeofRiskManagementEducation(RME)programsand
resources?
80
70
60
N.American
50
YBFR
Women
40
Hispanic
30
A.American
Specialty
20
10
0
VeryKnowledeable
Knowledgeable
SomewhatKnowledgeable
NotKnowledgeable
PostSurvey
HowfamiliarareyouwithwhattheSouthernRiskManagementEducationCenter
(SRMEC)isordoes?
80
70
60
N.American
50
YBFR
Women
40
Hispanic
30
A.American
Specialty
20
10
0
VeryFamiliar
Familiar
SomewhatFamiliar
Unfamiliar
PostSurvey
IamabletoaccessanduseSRMECprogramsandresources
80
70
60
N.American
50
YBFR
Women
40
Hispanic
30
A.American
Specialty
20
10
0
StronglyAgree
Agree
SomewhatAgree
Disagree
PostSurvey
Wheredoyougetinformationonfinancialissuesforyouroperation?
60
50
40
N.American
YBFR
30
Women
Hispanic
A.American
20
Specialty
10
0
CountyAgent
Banker
Extension Fact
Sheets
Websites
Other
Producers
Tribal
Personnel
FSA
Icantget
Information
Crop
Consultant
FarmBureau
WomeninAg
KeyTake-awayMessages:
• TribalandWomen Producers similarinriskarea“needs”forcreditavailability,
agencyunderstandingandliaisonsrelationshipsandsimplifiedlanguage
• YoungandBeginningandSpecialtyCropProducers identifiedtheirprimary
needasbusinessandfinancialplanningandmanagement,followedbytax
structuresandsuccessionplanning(YBF)andlaboravailabilityandproduction
managementandstrategies(Specialty)
• HispanicandAfricanAmericanProducers identifiedcreditavailability/access
tocapitalastheprimaryneed,followedbybusinessandfinancialtrainingand
marketingstrategiesandimplementation.
CONTACTINFORMATION:
H.L.Goodwin,Jr.
DepartmentofAgriculturalEconomicsandAgribusiness
UniversityofArkansas
Fayetteville,AR72701
E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Telephone:(479)575-2283