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Jeffrey E. Tranel Colorado State University 830 N. Main ST, Suite 200

Pueblo, CO 81003

719.545.1845 (voice) 719.545.1887 (fax) jtranel@colostate.edu www.coopext.colostate.edu/tranel/

EDUCATION 1983 Masters of Science (Agricultural Economics), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Thesis: Risk Management Strategies for Wyoming Cattle Ranches 1981 Bachelor of Science (International Agriculture), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1994 - Colorado State University Agricultural and Business Management Economist Appointment with Extension and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2008 - 2010 Colorado State University Leader, Competitive & Sustainable Agricultural Systems Strategic Planning Area (25%) 1987 - 1994 Colorado State University Extension Specialist (farm management) and Fieldman to SE Farm Business Association 1984 - 1987 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Financial Analyst (Cooperative Extension) OTHER POSITIONS 1983 - 1984 Director (Wyoming Citizens for Wyoming Water, PAC), Laramie, WY 1982 - 1983 Research Associate (Ag Economics Department), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 1981 - 1982 Teaching Assistant (Ag Economics Department), University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Primary interests pertain to financial management, legacy/succession/estate planning, risk management, business structures, tax management, record keeping, and human resource management. Clientele includes farm and ranch families, small business owners, university colleagues, bankers, agricultural and environmental organizations, public officials, youth groups, and extension educators.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Conduct educational programs and consult with individual farm and ranch families.

• Assist farm and ranch families to evaluate alternative strategies as they strive to manage risks, enhance economic production, select alternative enterprises, manage income taxes, determine organizational structure, and develop legacy/succession/estate plans.

• Collaborate with agricultural economists, range and animal scientists, agronomists, and family and consumer scientists to identify clientele needs, procure funding, and delivery educational programs.

• Collaborate with Extension specialists and agricultural groups across the U.S. to conduct educational programs via on-site presentations and webinars and to develop fact sheets pertaining to risk management.

• Conduct workshops and give presentations to professional organizations and clientele groups. • Develop decision tools and curriculum relevant to the needs of farm and ranch families. • Conduct feasibility studies for potential business ventures. • Have addressed audiences of myriad demographics in Colorado, Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,

Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, District of Columbia, and Wyoming.

• Have been an invited speaker in Belarus, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Managed the Southeast Farm Business Association. • Colorado State University’s primary intensive farm management outreach to farmers and ranchers. • Provided education, management counsel, financial analysis services, and tax advice to 65 - 85 farm

and ranch families, annually. • Analyzed personal financial information to help members make non-business investment decisions,

evaluate family living expenditures, and make retirement planning decisions.

Consulted with Byelorussian Agricultural Academy in Gorki, Belarus. • Collaborated with faculties, state farm directors and collective farm chairmen, private farmers, and

students to develop farm management residential instruction and outreach curriculum. • Lectured students and faculty and gave radio and public addresses.

Managed Wyoming Political Action Committee. • Researched Wyoming’s water laws, impacts of water use changes, and water storage projects. • Responsible for acquiring financial support, developing printed media and radio releases, and

speaking at public meetings and to school groups. • Liaison to Wyoming Secretary of State.

Involved in the operation and management of large commercial and purebred cattle ranch located in south central Wyoming and northwestern Colorado.

• From the age of 13, earned wages and benefits and enjoyed increasing levels of responsibilities in range monitoring, irrigation, hay harvesting, animal health, and birthing.

• Earned certificate as artificial insemination technician at age 17. • Exhibited beef cattle and horses at local, county, state, and national livestock shows. • Member of 4-H, FFA, and University of Wyoming livestock judging teams.

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• International Farm Management Association • American Agricultural Economics Association • American Agricultural Economics Association, Extension Section • National Farm Income Tax Education Task Force • Western Agricultural Economics Association • Western Farm Management Extension Committee • Western Center for Risk Management Education Advisory Council • Epsilon Sigma Phi • Epsilon Sigma Phi, Zeta Chapter (Colorado)

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AWARDS and HONORS American Agricultural Economics Association – Extension Section

• Excellence in Programming (Ag In Uncertain Times Team), 2010

Western Extension Directors Association • Excellence in Programming (Ag In Uncertain Times Team), 2010

Western Agricultural Economics Association • Excellence in Programming (Rural Tax Education Team), 2011 • Excellence in Programing (Ag In Uncertain Times Team), 2010 • Outstanding Extension Program (Ag Help Wanted Team), 2003

Epsilon Sigma Phi • Continued Excellence Award, 2013 • Distinguished Service Award, 2008 • State Distinguished Service Award, 2007 • Distinguished Team Award (RightRisk Education Team), 2005 • Distinguished Team Award (Agriculture and Business Management Team), 2004 • Mid-Career Award, 2004 • Colorado Team Award (RightRisk Education Team), 2004 • President (2004), President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Auditing Committee Chair • Colorado Mid-Career Award, 2003 • Colorado Team Award (Agriculture and Business Management Team), 2003 • Vice President, Epsilon Sigma Phi–Zeta Chapter, 2003 • Board of Directors, Epsilon Sigma Phi Foundation, 2001-2003 • International Service Award, 1996

Colorado State University Extension • Recognition of 30 Years of Service, 2014 • Chair, New Performance Appraisal System, 2009 • Team Award (RightRisk Education Team), 2004 • Team Award (Colorado CRP Grazing Demonstration Project Team), 1995 • Team Award (Patterson Hollow Hydrologic Unit Team), 1993

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service

• Team Award (Managing for Tomorrow Team), 1987 Town of Swink, Colorado

• Mayor, 2004

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AWARDED GRANTS (as PI or Co-PI) – 2005 to Present 2014 – 2015 2014 Farm Bill Training in Colorado

Tranel USDA Farm Service Agency, $41,951

2014 – 2015 Helping Traditional, Senior, Transitional, Women, Beginning, and Other Colorado Producers

Be Better Able to Use Crop Insurance and Legacy, Succession, and Estate Planning Strategies Tranel and Dalsted USDA-Risk Management Agency, $54,768

2014 – 2015 Helping Specialty Crop, Beginning, Women, and Other Farmers in Alaska Be Better Able to

Use Crop Insurance and Other Risk Management Tools Tranel USDA-Risk Management Agency, $99,977

2013 – 2014 2013-14 Risk Management Education for Women Producers in AK, Id, and OR and Livestock

Producers in ID and OR of the Spokane RO Sharp and Tranel USDA-Risk Management Agency, $99,990 2013 – 2013 Discovering Private Pasture Lease Rates in Colorado, 2012 and 2013 Tranel Colorado Board of Land Commissioners, $24,990 2012 – 2013 Building to the Future: Helping Alaska Specialty Crop, New, Women, and other Farmers

Understand and Prepare to Implement Crop Insurance and Other Risk Management Strategies

Tranel and Sharp USDA-Risk Management Agency, $83,688 2012 – 2013 Crop Insurance and Risk Management Training, New, Socially Disadvantaged, Women,

Transitional, and Other Ag Producers of Livestock, Forage, Barley, and Specialty Crops Sharp and Tranel USDA-Risk Management Agency, $99,999 2012 – 2013 Crop Insurance Education and Training on Succession Planning, Financial Tools, Safe Food,

Business Planning, and Other Risk Management Topics for Senior, Transitional, Women, Hispanic, New, Small Acreage, Specialty Crop, and Other Producers in Colorado

Tranel USDA-Risk Management Agency, $79,325 2011 - 2012 Sustaining Profitability in Colorado Agriculture: Risk Management Education on Insurance,

Succession Planning, Marketing, Financial Planning to Women, New, Hispanic, Senior, Specialty Crop, and Other Producers in the Topeka, Kansas RMA Region

Tranel and Sharp USDA-Risk Management Agency, $61,348

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2011 - 2013 Engine Performance Testing, Fuels Evaluation, and Enterprise Budgeting for a Simplified Approach to Diesel Biofuel

Cabot, Olsen, and Tranel Colorado Department of Agriculture, $48,952

2010 - 2011 Connecting the Generations of Native American Farmers and Ranchers

Tranel and Teegerstrom USDA-Risk Management Agency, $10,000

2010 - 2011 Using Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance to Manage for Drought in Colorado

Tranel and Deering Western Center for Risk Management Education, $16,631

2010 - 2010 Discovering Private Pasture Lease Rates in Colorado

Tranel, Sharp, and Deering Colorado Board of Land Commissioners, $25,000

2009 - 2010 Managing for Higher Production Costs to Cattle Producers

Tranel, Deering, Sharp, Hewlett, and Jones Western Center for Risk Management Education, $24,981

2009 - 2012 The Effect of Land Fallowing and Water Rights Leasing on Corn Yield, Nutrient Needs, and

Economics in the Lower Arkansas River Valley of Colorado Cabot, Valliant, Bartolo, and Tranel Colorado Water Conservation Board, $80,349

2009 - 2010 Profiling the Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of

Commercial Agricultural Producers in the Intermountain West Hewlett, Weigel, Ehmke, Tranel, Teegerstrom, and Rahman Western Center for Risk Management Education, $36,000

2009 - 2010 Expanding Production Area and Alternative Energy Crop Market of Proso Millet for Water

Deficient Lands Larson, Kochenower, and Tranel SunGrant Initiative, $84,080

2008 - 2010 The Effect of the Use of a Traveling Sprinkler and a Polyacrylamide-Zeolite Blend on Onion

Stands, Yields, Quality and Returns, and Movement of Nitrates, Salts, and Selenium in the Soil Under a Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation System

Valliant, Proctor, Berrada, Tranel, and Bartolo USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, $148,664

2008-2009 Legacy Planning: Reducing the Risks Associated with Intergenerational Transfers

Tranel, Ehmke, Dalsted, Deering, Hewlett, and Sharp Western Center for Risk Management Education, $41,754

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2008 - 2009 Profiling the Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Commercial Agricultural Producers in the Intermountain West

Ehmke, Hewlett, Weigel, Tranel, Teegerstrom, and Rahman Multiple sources, $36,650

2007 - 2011 The Effect on Corn Yield, Nutrient Needs, and Economics When Fallowing Land One, Two, or

Three Years in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado Valliant, Bartolo, and Tranel Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, $42,000

2007 - 2008 Colorado Water for the 21st Century: A Public Education Project

Tranel, Sharp, and Waskom Colorado Department of Natural Resources, $20,294

2006 - 2007 Hawaii RightRisk Education Project

Hewlett and Tranel USDA-Risk Management Agency, $10,000

2006 - 2007 Planning for Reduced Water Availability to Colorado Agriculture

Tranel and Sharp Western Center for Risk Management Education, $39,448

2005 - 2007 Building Decision-Making Skills for Beef Cattle Producers

Tranel, Sharp, Kaan, Deering, and Bastian Western Center for Risk Management Education, $4,999

2005 - 2006 Defining New Rural Clientele for Extension in the West Tranel, Hewlett, Weigel, Rahman, and Teegerstrom Western Center for Risk Management Education, $60,000

2005 - 2006 Risk Management Training with RightRisk Hoag, Parsons, Hewlett, Bastian, Godfrey, Jenkins, Griffith, Gray, Riggs, Tronstad,

Teegerstrom, Tranel, Sharp, Kaan, and Deering Western Center for Risk Management Education, $38,574

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eCOURSES (available at RightRisk.org) Management Succession: Where Do We Want to Go?

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2014 Management Succession: Where Are We?

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2013 Getting on Track: Understanding Financial Performance

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2012 Getting on Track: Better Management through Basic Financial Statements

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2011 Introduction to the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Pilot Insurance Program

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2010 Getting On Track: Better management Through Basic Ag Records

Teegerstrom, Trent, J.P. Hewlett, R.L. Sharp, and J.E. Tranel. 2009 AGR-Lite Training Course

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2008 A Lasting Legacy: Course 1

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2007 A Lasting Legacy: Course 2

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, and R.L. Sharp. 2007 A Lasting Legacy: Workbook

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2007. Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises

Sharp, Rodney L., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. 2006 Taxes for Ag Enterprises

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, and R.L. Sharp. 2006

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DECISION TOOLS (Spreadsheet based) Leasing Beef Cattle – Decision Tools for Cattle Producers Tranel, Jeffrey E., J. Deering, and R.L. Sharp. November 2013 Designing Equitable Leases in Today’s Uncertain and Changing Agricultural Economy Deering, John, N.L. Dalsted, J.E. Tranel, R.L. Sharp, and M. Sullins, November 2013 Should I Buy Hay or Sell Cows Tranel, Jeffrey E. and S.R. Koontz. October 2012 Estimating Potential Losses on Crop Land Impacted by Well Sites Dalsted, Norman L. and J.E. Tranel. August 2012 Strategies for Beef Cattle Herd During Times of Drought, v2012 Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, and J. Deering. January 2012 Strategies for Beef Cattle Herd During Times of Drought, v2011 Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, and J. Deering. August 2011 Financial and Economic Benefits of a Photovoltaic Grid-Tied System Jones, Kurt M. and J.E. Tranel. June 2010 Estimating Costs and Returns for Yearling Cattle Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, and J. Deering. January 2010 Buying Versus Raising Replacement Heifers Tranel, Jeffrey E. and R.L. Sharp. December 2009 What Can You Afford to Pay For A Cow? V2.0 Tranel, Jeffrey E. and R.L. Sharp. November 2009 Comparing Options for Land Expiring from the Conservation Reserve Program Tranel, Jeffrey E. and J. Deering. November 2009 Estimating Rates of Crop Land for Landowners and Tenants Tranel, Jeffrey E. and N.L. Dalsted. November 2009 Producer Documentation Tool For Prevented Planting Consideration Tranel, Jeffrey E. May 2007

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COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, WORK GROUPS

National Farm Income Tax Extension Committee (member). 2011 - Present.

Rural Tax Education Group (member). August 2010 - Present.

Ag in Uncertain Times Team (member) conducting educational webinars on risk management. June 2009

– Present.

Ag Transitions (member) a multi-university team which developed web-based tools, fact sheets, and

information pertaining to succession planning. 2009.

Colorado State University Extension Competitive & Sustainable Agricultural Systems Core Competency

Area (leader). 2008 - December 2010.

Rural Family Ventures (member) a multi-university workgroup conducting research about agricultural

producers and developing educational materials for rural and agricultural clientele. 2005 - Present.

Colorado Water Availability Task Force (CSU liaison) enhancing drought preparedness for the Governor

of Colorado, municipalities, state and federal government agencies, universities, weather services,

and other interested parties. 1998 - 2010.

Colorado State University Extension Agricultural and Business Management Team (co-leader) a

workgroup of agricultural economists conducting educational programs. 1993 - Present.

2009 National Extension Risk Management Education Conference (member and chair of Speakers

Committee).

2009 National Extension Risk Management Education Conference, Pre-Session on Marketing (committee

member).

Colorado State University Extension Personnel Performance Evaluation System Task Force (chair) which

reviewed myriad personnel evaluation processes and drafted a new Extension Performance Appraisal

System. 2009.

2007 National Extension Risk Management Education Conference (member and chair of Invited Paper

Review Committee).

Epsilon Sigma Phi (trustee of Foundation Board and co-chair of Steering Committee hosting the 2005

National ESP Conference) a professional fraternity providing professional improvement opportunities

to Extension professionals. 2003 - 2005.

Western Livestock Risk Education Coalition (member) providing risk management education in the

western United States. 2004 - 2006.

Colorado Annual Ag Lender Meetings (coordinator) providing education to and dialogue with lenders at

multiple sites across Colorado. 2003 - Present.

Arkansas Basin Roundtable Town Hall Meeting (coordinator and master of ceremony). 2007.

The Animal Confinement Policy National Task Force (member). 1998

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PUBLICATIONS and ARTICLES Books & Chapters Ag Help Wanted: Guidelines for Managing Agricultural Labor. Rosenberg, Howard R., R. Carkner, J.P.

Hewlett, L. Owen, T. Teegerstrom, J.E. Tranel, and R.R. Weigel. Published in 2002 by Western Farm Management Extension Committee. www.AgHelpWanted.org. Also available on CDROM.

Rural Living Handbook: A Guide to Small Scale Agriculture and Rural Living. Alt, William, editor. Library of

Congress Catalog Card Number 95-62290, 1995. Refereed Journal Articles Hewlett, John P., J.E. Tranel, and R.L. Sharp. Changing Face of U.S. Agriculture and the Implication for Risk

Management Education. International Farm Management Association IFM17 Congress. ISBN: 978-92-990056-1-3. http://ifmaonline.org/pdf/congress/09_Hewlett_etal.pdf. July 2009.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R.R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Who are Today’s

Farmers and What are Their Educational Needs? Western Economics Forum. Volume VII:1, Spring 2008: Dalsted, Norman L., R.L. Sharp, J.E. Tranel, and J. Pritchett. Investment Analysis—Purchasing Cows and

Heifers in a Strong Cattle Market. 2007 Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, September 2007.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R.R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Defining New

Clientele for University Outreach in the West. IFMA 16. ISBN: 978-92-990038-6-2. July 2007. Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, H.R. Rosenburg, and R.R. Weigel. Labor Management in Agriculture: A

Critical Management Function. Western Economics Forum, Volume II:2, Fall 2003. Jones, Rodney D., P.D. Ohlenbusch, and J.E. Tranel. Proposed CRP Policy: On Track or a Source of Concern.

Rangelands, Volume 19, Number 4, August 1997. Proceedings/Abstracts Published Hewlett, John P., R.L. Sharp, and J.E. Tranel. A Lasting Legacy: A RightRisk Course for End-of-Life Planning.

Proceedings of the International Farm Management Association. Methvan, New Zealand. March 2011. Hewlett, John P., J.E. Tranel, and R.L. Sharp. Changing Face of U.S. Agriculture and the Implication for Risk

Management Education. Proceedings of the International Farm Management Association. Bloomington, IL. July 2009.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, and J.P. Hewlett. Your Legacy - You Can Have Some Control. Proceedings for

the 2009 National Extension Risk Management Conference. Reno, NV. March 2009. Sharp, Rodney L., J.E. Tranel, and J.P. Hewlett. It’s More than an Estate Plan: Transferring Instructions,

Wishes, and Assets to Younger Generations. Proceedings for the 2009 National Extension Risk Management Education Conference. Reno, NV. March 2009.

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Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R.R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. A New Look at the Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the West. Published on AgEcon Search (http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/handle/37721). June 2008

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, and the RightRisk Team. Risk in Agriculture: What Is It? Can It Be Managed?

How Much Am I Willing to Live With? Proceedings of the 2007 Mealani Forage Field Day. Kamuela, HI. September 2007.

Hewlett, John P., J.E. Tranel, and the RightRisk Team. RightRisk: Risk Management Training for Agricultural

Managers in the Rural United States. Proceedings for the International Farm Management Association. Cork, Ireland. July 2007.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Defining New Clientele

for University Outreach in the West. Proceedings for the International Farm Management Association. Cork, Ireland. July 2007.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Who Are Today’s

Farmers and What Are Their Educational Needs. Proceedings for the International Farm Management Association. Cork, Ireland. July 2007.

Hewlett, John P., J.E. Tranel, and R.L. Sharp. RightRisk - New Risk Management Materials for the Smaller

Enterprise Manager. Proceedings for the 2007 National Extension Risk Management Conference. Phoenix, AZ. April 2007.

Teegerstrom, Trent, J.E. Tranel, J.P. Hewlett, R. Weigel, C. Ehmke, and T. Rahman. New Study Defining Rural

Clientele for Extension in the West. Proceedings for the 2007 National Extension Risk Management Conference. Phoenix, AZ. April 2007.

Tranel, Jeffrey E. and J.P. Hewlett. Using RightRisk to Improve Your Risk Management Abilities. Proceedings

for the 2005 National Extension Risk Management Conference. Kansas City, MO. April 2005. Business Plans and Feasibility Studies Dalsted, Norman L., J.E. Tranel, and R.L. Sharp. Mobile Slaughter Unit/Meat Processing Facility: A Feasibility

Study. Commissioned by Southeast Colorado RC&D Council. 2010. Woodward, Tracy L., J.E. Tranel, and N.L. Dalsted. Southern Colorado Popcorn Business Plan. Commissioned

by Southeast Colorado RC&D Council. 2010. Dalsted, Norman L. and J.E. Tranel. The Popcorn Processing Company: A Feasibility Study. Commissioned by

Southeast Colorado RC&D Council. 2010. Woodward, Tracy L. and J.E. Tranel. Helios Solar LLC Feasibility Study. 2010.

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Posters at Professional Meetings Hewlett, John P., R.L. Sharp, and J.E. Tranel. Financial Risk Management Courses Available from RightRisk.

2013 National Risk Management Education Conference in Denver, CO. March 2013. Hewlett, John P., R.L. Sharp, and J.E. Tranel. A Lasting Legacy: A RightRisk Course for End of Life Planning.

International Farm Management Association Congress18 in Methven, New Zealand. March 2011. Cabot, Perry, J. Valliant, and J.E. Tranel. Effect of Fallowing on Corn Yields in the Arkansas River Valley. 2010

Arkansas Valley Research Center Fieldday in Rocky Ford, CO. September 2010. Cabot, Perry, J. Valliant, and J.E. Tranel. Effect of Faoolwing on Corn Yields in the Arkansas River Valley.

Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Conference in Fort Collins, CO. January 2010. Hewlett, John P., J.E. Tranel, and R.L. Sharp. RightRisk: Risk Management Education for Agricultural

Managers in the Rural United States. International Farm Management Association Congress in Bloomington, IL. July 2009.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, and R.R. Weigel. Who are Today’s Farmers and What are Their Educational

Needs? International Farm Management Association Congress in Cork, Ireland July 2007. Hewlett, John P. and J.E. Tranel. A New Look at the Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the

West. International Farm Management Association Congress in Cork, Ireland July 2007. Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Small Farmers in the

West: profiling a Growing Segment. American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, UT. January 2007.

Hewlett, John P. and J.E. Tranel. RightRisk, What Is It? 2005 National Extension Risk Management

Conference in Kansas City, MO. April 2005. Fact Sheets, Extension Bulletins, and Reports Valliant, Jim, M. Bartolo, and J.E. Tranel. The Effect on Corn Yield, Nutrient Needs, and Economics When

Fallowing Land One, Two, or Three Years in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado. Colorado State University. January 2011.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J. Barth, J. Dixon, B. Edmunds, T. Hollister, J. Justice, P. Kendall, E. McPhail, and J. Plath.

Colorado State University Extension Performance Appraisal System. Colorado State University Extension. Available at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pas/index.html. December 2010.

Tranel, Jeffrey E. Fill-able Spreadsheet Forms for CSU Extension Performance Appraisal System. Available at

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pas/index.html. December 2010. Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, and J. Deering. Lease Rates for Privately Owned, Non-Irrigated Pasture for

2010. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. September 2010.

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Hewlett, John P., C. Ehmke, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, J.E. Tranel, and R.R. Weigel. Preliminary Results: Profiling the Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Commercial Agricultural Producers in the Intermountain West. Available at http://www.ruralfamilyventures.org. August 2010.

Pritchett, James, J.E. Tranel, and N.L. Dalsted. Managing Financial Stress: Symptoms and Strategies. AFR-10-

01. Available at http://dare.colostate.edu/pubs/. February 2010. Sharp, Rodney L., J.E. Tranel, J. Deering, and N.L. Dalsted. Enterprise Budgets for Selected Crops Grown in

Colorado, 2007. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Retained Ownership: A Management Alternative for Crop Producers. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Agricultural Personnel Issues - Personnel Planning. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Agricultural Personnel Issues - Employee vs. Independent Contractor. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Agricultural Personnel Issues - Employee Compensation. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Withholding Taxes from Employees. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Labor Management: Issues and Strategies for Incentive Pay Programs.

Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Child Labor. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/.

August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Payroll Taxes. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/.

August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Colorado Unemployment Insurance. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Federal Minimum Wage. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Thilmany, Dawn D. and J.E. Tranel. Overtime Pay. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/.

August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Income Tax Planning. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Electing Internal Revenue Code 1033(e) to Defer Gains. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008.

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Tranel, Jeffrey E. To IRA or Roth IRA. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. and R.L. Sharp. Tax Management versus Tax Minimization. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Selecting Financial Record-Keeping Software. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Fixed-Cash Crop Lease Agreements. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/.

August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Flexible-Cash Crop Lease Agreements. Available at

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E. Pasture Leases. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. August 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R.R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Preliminary Results: A

New Look at the Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the West. University of Wyoming, Cooperative Extension Service. B-1190. June 2008.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., R.L. Sharp, J. Deering, and J. Doddridge. Custom Rates for Colorado Farms and Ranches in

2007. Available at http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/ABM/. February 2008. Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R.R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. A New Look at the

Agricultural Community as Extension Clientele in the West. Available at http://RuralFamilyVentures.org. April 2007.

Tranel, Jeffrey E., J.P. Hewlett, R. Weigel, T. Rahman, T. Teegerstrom, and C. Ehmke. Defining New Rural

Clientele for Extension in the West. On-line slide presentation of research results. Available at http://RuralFamilyVentures.org. March 2007.

Bastian, Chris., J.P. Hewlett, D.A. Kaan., and J.E. Tranel. Managing for the Right Risks in Your Operation: An

Action Plan. RightRisk Publication #RR-B-2. Available at http://rightrisk.org. February 2005. Tranel, Jeffrey, C. Bastian, J.P. Hewlett, and D.A. Kaan. Risk Management Resources on the Internet.

RightRisk Publication #RR-B-3. Available at http://rightrisk.org. September 2004. Hewlett, John P., C. Bastian, D.A. Kaan., and J.E. Tranel. Goal Setting For Strategic RightRisk Management.

RightRisk Publication #RR-B-13. Available at http://rightrisk.org. September 2004. Kaan, D.A., Bastian, C., J.P. Hewlett, and J.E. Tranel. Important Crop Insurance Provisions For Drought

Conditions. RightRisk Publication #RR-B-10. Available at http://rightrisk.org. September 2004. Parsons, J., D. Hoag, and J.E. Tranel. The Wheatfields RightRisk Scenario Guide #SG-02-04. Available at

http://rightrisk.org. January 2004.

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PRESENTATIONS (2009 - 2014) 2014 Using the On-Line Tools to Make More Informed Decisions

CSU Extension and Farm Services Agency 2014 Farm Bill Training. Organizer & Moderator. Lamar, CO (Oct 19); Limon, CO (Oct 19); Springfield (Nov 16); Rocky Ford, CO (Nov 17); Pueblo, CO (Nov 18)

Transferring Your Legacy to the Next Generation CSU Extension Workshop. Conductor and Speaker. Lamar, CO (Nov 7)

Leaving a Lasting Legacy CSU Extension Workshop. Conductor and Speaker. Lamar, CO (Nov 6)

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) CSU Extension 2014 Farm Bill Webinar. Organizer and Speaker. (Oct 27)

An Overview of Crop Insurance and Decision Tools CSU Extension 2014 Ag Lender Meetings. Organizer and Speaker. Rocky Ford, CO (Oct 8); Alamosa, CO (Oct 9); Grand Junction, CO (Oct 10); Akron, CO (Oct 14); Greeley, CO (Oct 15)

The MPP-Dairy Program for Producers CSU Extension and Farm Services Agency 2014 Farm Bill Training for Dairy Producers. Organizer & Moderator. Fort Morgan, CO (Oct 3); Greeley, CO (Oct 3)

Leaving a Lasting Legacy CSU Extension Estate Planning Facilitators Training. Organizer and Conductor. Pueblo, CO (Oct 1)

Creating an Agricultural Business Plan “Farming like Our Native Ancestors” Workshop. Speaker. Pena Blanca, NM. (Jul 1)

Climate Impacts on Farming on the Pueblo “Farming like Our Native Ancestors” Workshop. Speaker. Pena Blanca, NM. (Jun 30)

Economics of Recovery CSU Extension Drought Recovery: Your Rangeland & You! Producer Workshop. Speaker. Kim, CO (Jun 25)

A Discussion of Selected Tax Policies Colorado Cattlemen’s Association 2014 Protein Summit. Speaker. Colorado Springs, CO (Jun 16)

Leaving a Lasting Legacy Prowers County Development Corp Business Management Seminar Series. Speaker. Lamar, CO (May 7)

Goal Setting for Extension Professionals CSU Extension Peaks & Plains Regional Meeting. Speaker. Sterling, CO (May 5)

Leaving a Lasting Legacy Prowers Conservation District 71st Annual Meeting. Dinner Speaker. Lamar, CO (Mar 31)

Are You Making Money on Your Farm/Ranch? 2014 Shiprock Ag Days. Speaker. Shiprock, NM (Mar25-26)

Leaving a Legacy: Don’t Let Your Legacy Die! 2014 Women’s Leadership Conference. Workshop Conductor (with Rod Sharp) and Speaker. Boise, ID (Mar 21)

Leaving A Lasting Legacy and the Importance of Estate Planning CSU Extension Producer Seminar. Speaker. Sheridan Lake, CO (Mar 7)

Got Financial Health? Guidestone Training for Estate Planning Facilitators. Speaker. Mt Princeton, CO (Mar 5)

Heirs in Agriculture, What Is Your Legacy? CSU Extension Producer Workshop. Workshop Conductor and Speaker. Rocky Ford, CO (Feb 28)

Got Financial Health? CSU Extension New & Beginning Farmer Class. Speaker. Salida, CO (Feb 19)

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Are You Being Fair to Your Heirs? 10th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium. Speaker. Rocky Ford, CO (Feb 6)

Planning Your Next Business CSU Extension Agri-Ability Workshop for Farmers and Ranchers. Speaker. Trinidad, CO (Feb 5)

Growing Peonies in Alaska – A Profitable Opportunity? Alaska Peony Growers Assn Pre-Conference Training. Conductor & Speaker. Anchorage, AK (Jan 30)

Building a State-Wide Peony Enterprise Budget (with Rod Sharp) Alaska Peony Growers Assn Pre-Conference Training. Conductor & Speaker. Anchorage, AK (Jan 30)

A Discussion of Selected Tax Policies Colorado Cattlemen’s Association 2014 Mid-Winter Conference. Speaker. Denver, CO (Jan 21)

2013 Leaving a Legacy: Don’t Let Your Legacy Die! Dinner Presentation at First Southwest Bank Client Dinner. Alamosa, CO (Nov 21) Strategic Risk Management for Ontario’s Sheep Producers Presentation at Ewe Got a Plan B? Conference for Ontario’s Sheep Producers. Atwood, Napanee, and 4

remote locations, ON (Nov 12 and 14) Evaluating Your Enterprise and Making Decisions: Tools, Tips, and Tricks Presentation at Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance Workshop. Colorado Springs, CO (Nov 08) Leaving a Legacy: Don’t Let Your Legacy Die! Presentation at Oregon Farm Bureau Women Annual Conference. Salem, OR (Nov 04) Risk and Risk Management for Colorado’s Ag Producers (with Sharp and Deering) Presentation at 2013 Ag Lender Meetings. Alamosa, La Junta, Akron, Longmont, CO (Oct 9, 10, 23, 24) Policy Approaches and Examples From Other States Session Moderator at Valuing Colorado’s Agriculture Workshop for Water Policy Makers. Colorado

Springs, CO (Oct 07) RightRisk Education in New Mexico Presentation at Business Planning Workshop. Cochiti Pueblo, NM (Jun 11) Planning Your New Business or Enterprise (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at Business Planning Workshop – Cochiti Pueblo, NM (Jun 11-12) An Economic Overview of Drought Presentation at Managing for Tough Times, Preparing for Good Times producer workshop. Holly, CO

(Jun 06) Economic Decisions for Livestock Producers During Difficult Times Presentation at Managing for Tough Times, Preparing for Good Times producer workshop. Holly, CO

(Jun 06) Managing During Difficult Times Presentation at Las Animas County Livestock Association Annual Meeting. Trinidad, CO (Jun 01) Equal versus Fair Leases Presentation at Agricultural Leasing producer workshops. Cheyenne Wells & Las Animas, CO (May 29) Calculating Beef Cow Leases Presentation at Agricultural Leasing producer workshops. Cheyenne Wells & Las Animas, CO (May 29) Grants. Are They the Answer for You? Presentation at CSU Peaks & Plains Regional Meeting. Cripple Creek, CO (Apr 18) Your Legacy – Passing It On Dinner Speech at People’s Credit Union annual meeting. Springfield, CO (Apr 12) Managing Financial Risk in Difficult Times – RightRisk Tools to Help You Get Started (with John Hewlett) Presentation at 2013 National Risk Management Education Conference. Denver, CO (Apr 03-04)

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Financial Risk Management Courses Available from RightRisk (with John Hewlett and Rod Sharp) Poster at 2013 National Risk Management Education Conference. Denver, CO (Apr 03-04) Using Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance to Manage Your Risks Presentation at Pre-Conference Workshop at 2013 National Risk Management Education Conference.

Denver, CO (Apr 02) Building to the Future Presentation at Risk Management producer workshop. Palmer, AK (Mar 21-22) Understanding Risk Using A Risk Simulation Model, King Family Ranch (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at Risk Management producer workshop. Palmer, AK (Mar 21-22) A Lasting Legacy – Financial Assets and Real Estate Presentation at Risk Management producer workshop. Palmer, AK (Mar 21-22) Income Taxes: Income, Deductions, Management Strategies Presentation at Risk Management producer workshop. Palmer, AK (Mar 21-22) A Lasting Legacy – More than Money and Land (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at Foundations for Agricultural Estate Planning Producer Workshop. Longmont, CO (Mar

05) I Have Cows, But Then Drought Happened! Presentation on Drought Summit Webinar Series hosted by CSU Extension. (Feb 26) Economics of Drought: Making Informed Decisions Presentation at 9th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium – Rocky Ford, CO (Feb 07) Preparing the Farm Business for the Next Decade

Presentation at National Hard Spring Wheat Conference and Show – Williston, ND (Feb 06) The Importance of Communications in Protecting the Family Legacy Dinner presentation at National Hard Spring Wheat Conference and Show – Williston, ND (Feb 05) The Feasibility of Alternative Enterprises (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at Idaho Farm Bureau Commodity Groups Conference – Boise, ID (Feb 04) Economics of Drought: Making Informed Decisions Presentation at annual meeting of Pueblo County Stockgrowers – Pueblo, CO (Feb 02) Improving Family Business Communication Presentation at AMMO workshops for producers – Davenport, Colfax, Pasco, and Ritzville, WA (Jan 28,

29, 30, 31) Have You Shared Your Instructions and Final Wishes? Presentation at AMMO workshops for producers – Davenport, Colfax, Pasco, and Ritzville, WA (Jan 28,

29, 30, 31) A Lasting Legacy: Financial Assets and Real Estate Presentation at AMMO workshops for producers – Davenport, Colfax, Pasco, and Ritzville, WA (Jan 28,

29, 30, 31) I Sold Cattle Last Year. Now What? Presentation at “Mid-Winter Meetings” of Colorado Cattlemen’s Association – Denver, CO (Jan 23) Should I Buy Hay or Sell Cows? Tranel. Presentation on webinar for Nebraska Producers – (Jan 16) Leaving a Lasting Legacy in Agriculture Four hour presentation at workshop for producers – Hugo, CO (Jan 12)

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2012 An Assessment of Your Understanding of Risk in Agriculture (with Rod Sharp) Agricultural risk management training for Extension Agents and Specialists – Pueblo, CO (Dec 11-13) CSU Agricultural & Business Management Tools and Resources Agricultural risk management training for Extension Agents and Specialists – Pueblo, CO (Dec 11-13) Understanding Risk in Agriculture using the King Family Ranch Simulation

Agricultural risk management training for Extension Agents and Specialists – Pueblo, CO (Dec 11 – 13) Risk Management On-line Courses Available to Colorado Producers

Agricultural risk management training for Extension Agents and Specialists – Pueblo, CO (Dec 11 – 13) Tax and Financial Risks Due to Drought and Disaster (Emcee) An Ag In Uncertain Times webinar with three speakers - (Dec 07) Cattle and Hay Outlook (with Steve Koontz)

Presentation at “Surviving in Agriculture” workshop for producers – Gunnison, CO (Dec 04) CSU Agricultural & Business Management Tools and Resources Presentation at “Surviving in Agriculture” workshop for producers – Gunnison, CO (Dec 04) Understanding Risk in Agriculture using the King Family Ranch Simulation (with Rod Sharp)

Presentation at “Surviving in Agriculture” workshop for producers – Gunnison, CO (Dec 04) Distributing Your Financial Assets and Real Estate Presentation at “Surviving in Agriculture” workshop for producers – Gunnison, CO (Dec 04) Should I Buy Hay or Sell Cows? Presentation on Ag In Uncertain Times webinar (Nov 20) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: The Four Pillars of a Legacy (with Norm Dalsted) Workshop for producers – Trinidad, CO (Nov 15) What is Your Legacy? Dinner talk at Lincoln County Stockmen’s Association Annual Meeting – Hugo, CO (Nov 10) Have Cows. What Should I Do? Presentation at Custer County Conservation District Annual Meeting – Westcliffe, CO (Nov 2) Agricultural and Business Management Resources From CSU Presentation at 2012 Colorado Ag Lender Meetings – Alamosa (Oct 10), La Junta (Oct 11), Akron (Oct

17), and Greeley (Oct 18), CO Crop Insurance Update: PRF and COMBO (with Sharp and Deering)

Presentation at 2012 Colorado Ag Lender Meetings – Alamosa (Oct 10), La Junta (Oct 11), Akron (Oct 17), and Greeley (Oct 18), CO

The IRS Does Not Have to Be Your Enemy Presentation at Colorado Entrepreneurship MarketPlace – Pueblo, CO (Oct 5) Using Crop Insurance to Manage Your Risks Presentation at workshop for Native American producers – Pena Blanca, NM (Jul 20-21) Leaving a Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate Presentation at workshop for Native American producers – Pena Blanca, NM (Jul 20-21) Planning for Financial Success: Keeping Farm Records (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at workshop for Native American producers – Pena Blanca, NM (Jul 20-21) Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Crowley, CO (Jun 12) What is Risk? What are My Risk Preferences? Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Crowley, CO (Jun 12) Better Management through Basic Financial Analysis Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Crowley, CO (Jun 12) PRF – Rainfall Index Insurance for Colorado Presentation at drought management workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (May 15)

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Economics of Drought: Making Informed Decisions Presentation at drought management workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (May 15) Income Taxes: Income, Deductions, Management Strategies Presentation at workshop for producers – Salida, CO (Apr 24) What is Risk? What Are My Risk Preferences? Presentation at workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (Apr 21) Better Management through Basic Financial Analysis Presentation at workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (Apr 21) Managing My Tax Liability Presentation at workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (Apr 21) The Feasibility of Alternative Presentation at workshop for producers – Pueblo, CO (Apr 21) Enterprise Costs/Returns, Breakeven Prices & Yields, and Enterprise Risk Exposure (with John Hewlett)

Presentation at workshop for producers – Waimea, Pukalani, and Lihue, HI (Mar 26 – 29) Economics of Drought: Tools for Making Informed Decisions

Presentation at “Drought or No Drought – That Is the Question” workshop for producers – Canon City, CO (Mar 15)

What is Risk? What are My Risk Preferences? Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Golden, CO (Mar 03) Managing My Tax Liability Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Golden, CO (Mar 03) Better Management through Basic Financial Analysis Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Golden, CO (Mar 03) Understanding Risk and Risk Preferences Using Ag Survivor (King Family Ranch Scenario) Presentation at workshop for small acreage owners – Golden, CO (Mar 03) What is Risk? What are My Risk Preferences?

Presentation at “Planting Business Success – 2012 Business Planning Conference for producers – Palmer, AK (Feb 22-25)

Don’t Let Your Legacy Die (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at “Planting Business Success – 2012 Business Planning Conference for producers – Palmer, AK (Feb 22-25)

Income Tax Basics Presentation at “Planting Business Success – 2012 Business Planning Conference for producers – Palmer, AK (Feb 22-25)

Understanding Risk and Risk Preferences Using Ag Survivor (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at “Planting Business Success – 2012 Business Planning Conference for producers – Palmer, AK (Feb 22-25)

Putting It All Together: Managing Your Risks Presentation at “Planting Business Success – 2012 Business Planning Conference for producers – Palmer, AK (Feb 22-25)

An Overview of Risk in Agriculture Presentation at educational program for new and beginning farmers on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Fort Berthold Community College – New Town, ND (Feb 21-22)

Sharing Your Legacy Presentation at educational program for new and beginning farmers on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Fort Berthold Community College – New Town, ND (Feb 21-22)

Understanding Risks to Agriculture & Your Risk Preferences Using Ag Survivor (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at educational program for new and beginning farmers on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Fort Berthold Community College – New Town, ND (Feb 21-22)

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Using Crop Insurance to Manage Your Livestock Risks Presentation at Idaho Farm Bureau Commodity Groups Conference – Boise, ID (Feb 06) Making a Good Thing Better – Developing and Maintaining Professional Agent/Specialists Relationships Presentation at CSU Extension’s County/Area Directors’ Meeting – Pueblo, CO (Feb 02) Leaving A Lasting Legacy: More Than Money and Real Estate Presentation at High Plains No-Till Conference – Burlington, CO (Jan 31, Feb 01) Sustaining Profitability of Beef Cow-Calf Enterprises Presentation at Young Farmer/Rancher Conference – Boise, ID (Jan 27) 2011 Managing My Tax Liability Presentation to Producers – Fort Collins, CO (Dec 05) Succession: Your Ranch? Your Legacy? Presentation to Joint Meeting of Huerfano County Soil Conservation District, Farm Bureau, and

Stockgrowers – Walsenburg, CO (Nov 12) Crop Insurance Update: PRF and COMBO (with John Deering) Presentation at 2011 Ag Lender Meetings – Alamosa (Oct 12), La Junta (Oct 13), Akron (Oct 18), and

Brighton (Oct 19), CO Important Tax Considerations When Breeding Animals are Sold During Times of Drought Presentation at 2011 Ag Lender Meetings – Alamosa (Oct 12), La Junta (Oct 13), Akron (Oct 18), and

Brighton (Oct 19), CO PRF Insurance and Financial Strategies for Livestock During Times of Drought Drought Management Workshops – Pueblo (Aug 17), Kim (Aug 22), Granada (Aug 23), Springfield (Aug

24), and Kit Carson (Aug 30), CO Economics When Fallowing Corn Ground in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley Presentation to Producers – Rocky Ford, CO (May 18) Calculating Costs and Returns for Colorado Range Sheep Flocks Lecture to Animal Sciences sheep production class - Fort Collins, CO (Apr 22) An Educational Course about Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Insurance (with Rod Sharp and John Hewlett) Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - St. Louis, MO (Apr 12) The Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Small and Large Agricultural

Producers in the Intermountain Western United States (Hewlett, Weigel, Tranel, Ehmke, Rahman, and Teegerstrom)

Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - St. Louis, MO (Apr 13) The Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Small and Large Agricultural

Producers in the Intermountain Western United States (Hewlett, Weigel, Tranel, Ehmke, Rahman, and Teegerstrom)

International Farm Management Association Congress18 – Methven, New Zealand (Mar 21) A Lasting Legacy: Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture (with Rod Sharp and John Hewlett) International Farm Management Association Congress18 – Methven, New Zealand (Mar 23) A Lasting Legacy: More than Money and Real Estate for Farm and Ranch Families Workshop in Lake George, CO (Mar 08) Competitive & Sustainable Agriculture: Silos Supporting Individuals and Programs Presentation a 2011 Colorado 4-H Agents’ Winter Muster near Winter Park, CO (Feb 22) Managing My Tax Liability Presentation in Brush, CO (Feb 16) Introduction to Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Pilot Insurance Program Presentation in Brush, CO (Feb 16)

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Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More Than Money and Real Estate Presentation at 7th Annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium & Trade Show – Rocky Ford,

CO (Feb 03) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More Than Money and Real Estate Presentation at Sustainable Farming Workshop – Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos, NM (Jan 26-27) Managing My Tax Liability Presentation at Colorado Farm Show – Greeley, CO (Jan 25) 2010 Enterprise Budgeting for Your Sheep Flock Presentation at Sheep Health and Management Seminar – Fowler, CO (Dec 13) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate (with Rod Sharp and Norm Dalsted) Workshop for producers – Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, CO (Dec 07) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate (with Rod Sharp) Presentation at Petry Workshop – Denver, CO (Dec 03) Managing My Tax Liability Presentation at Producer Meeting – Longmont, CO (Nov 10) Sharing Your Legacy (with Rod Sharp) CSU Extension Agents Professional Improvement Conference – Pueblo, CO (Nov 03) Beginning A Business Beginning Farmer/Rancher Workshop Series – Pueblo, CO (Oct 25) Decision Tools for Beef Cattle Producers CSU Ag Lender Meetings – Akron, Brighton, La Junta, and Alamosa, CO (Oct 07-08, 21-22) Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance CSU Ag Lender Meetings – Akron, Brighton, La Junta, and Alamosa, CO (Oct 07, 08, 21, 22) Decision Tools for Beef Cattle Producers Presentation at seminar for producers – Lamar, CO (Oct 20) What’s the Story With Those Tax Returns Presentation and discussion at USDA-Farm Service Agency Training – Casper, WY (Sep 14) Determining Extension’s Public Value in Pueblo County Colorado Presentation and facilitation of writing public value statements for Extension professional and support

staffs – Pueblo, CO (Apr 12) Building Extensions’ Public Value Presentation to Adams County Colorado Extension Advisory Council – Brighton, CO (Mar 09) Understanding Your Risk with Ag Survivor - The King Family Ranch (with Rod Sharp) CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 27) Sustaining Profitability of Beef Cow-Calf Enterprises (with Rod Sharp) CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 13, 27) Where Am I: Conducting an Inventory of Human, Physical, and Financial Assets CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 13) Determining Where You Want to Go CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 13) What Can You Afford to Pay for A Beef Cow? CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 13) Leaving A Legacy, Not An Inheritance CSU Extension 2-day Workshop for Cattle Producers – Cotopaxi, CO (Feb 13) Is It More Expensive to Buy or Raise Your Replacement Heifers? CSU Extension and NRCS Seminar for Beef Cattle Producers – Springfield, CO (Jan 19)

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2009 Farm and Ranch Management: Keys For Success Sharp and Tranel. CCAA/Extension Professional Improvement Conference (Nov 17) Can Grazing Compete with Cropping Systems – Post CRP? Tranel. Colorado Chapter of SWCS Technical Conference – Breckinridge, CO (Nov 16) An Overview of Self-Study Courses Tranel. Ag Lender Meetings – Akron, La Junta, and Alamosa, CO (Nov 4, Dec 2, Dec 3) Landowner Options for Retiring CRP Acres Tranel. Ag Lender Meetings – Akron, La Junta, and Alamosa, CO (Nov 4, Dec 2, Dec 3) Writing Public Value Statements (16 webinar participant sites) Sharp, Tranel, and Littlefield. CSU Extension Refresher Course for Extension Staff webinar (Oct 29) The Interplay of Farm Business Finances and Family Expenses (74 webinar participant sites) Tranel. Ag In Uncertain Times webinar series (Oct 14) What Will Be Your Legacy? Tranel. RightRisk seminar for farm families – Dixon and Oregon, IL (Sep 16 and Sep 17) Financial Strategies for Getting Through Bad Times (+ webcast) Tranel and Norm Dalsted. Workshop with dairy farm families – Greeley, CO (Aug 7) Changing Face of U.S. Agriculture and the Implication for Risk Management Education Sharp, Tranel, and Hewlett. International Farm Management Association Congress 17 – Bloomington, IL

USA (Jul 22) Risk Management Without Losing the Farm: Tools for Risk Management Educators Tranel, Hewlett, and Sharp. International Farm Management Association Pre-Congress Workshop –

Bloomington, IL USA (Jul 18) Sharing Your Legacy Tranel. CSU Extension workshop for Farm and Ranch Families – Canon City, CO (Jun 12) Financial Planning - Start with Goals Television Interview with Dr. Doug Jose – Omaha, NE. Aired on 2009 July 24. Available at

http://marketjournal.unl.edu/072409 Determining Where You Want to Go and How You Might Get There Tranel. National Farm Financial Management Training Workshop – Omaha, NE (Jun 2-4) What are the Cost and Return Possibilities with a Mobile Animal Harvest Facility in Southeast Colorado Tranel. Town hall meetings – Kim (May 14), Springfield (May 14), Lamar (May 15), Las Animas (May 15),

Ordway (Jun 8), and Eads (Jun 8). What to Do With Your Livestock: Buy, Sell, Hold? Tranel. Fremont County Range Workshop for Drought – Canon City, CO (May 12) What is the ABM Work Team Doing for Extension Clientele? Tranel and Sharp. Report to CSU Extension’s Programming Leadership Team (May 4) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate Tranel. CSU Extension workshop for farm and ranch families – Las Animas, CO (Apr 21) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate Tranel. CSU Extension workshop for farm and ranch families – Eads, CO (Apr 20) Your Legacy - You Can Have Some Control Tranel, Sharp, and Hewlett. National Risk Management Education Conference – Reno, NV (Mar 31 - Apr

1) It’s More than an Estate Plan: Transferring Instructions, Wishes, and Assets to Younger Generations Sharp, Hewlett, and Tranel. National Risk Management Education Conference – Reno, NV (Mar 31 - Apr

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RightRisk: Risk Management Education for Agricultural Managers in the Rural United States Hewlett, Tranel, and Sharp. National Risk Management Education Conference – Reno, NV (Mar 31 - Apr

1) Leaving A Legacy in Agriculture: More than Money and Real Estate Tranel and Dalsted. CSU Extension workshop for farm and ranch families – Burlington, CO (Mar 18) Without Risks There Are No Profits Tranel. Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference, Post Conference Workshop – Regina, SK (Mar 13) How Do Your Risk Management Strategies Measure Up? Parsons and Tranel. Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference, Post Conference Workshop – Regina, SK

(Mar 13) Leaving Your Legacy Tranel. Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference, Post Conference Workshop – Regina, SK (Mar 13) How Can Risk Management Tools Help You? (+ webcast) Parson and Tranel. Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference hosted by the Farm Leadership Council -

Regina, SK (Mar 12) A Human Risk: What Is Your Legacy? (+ webcast) Tranel. Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference hosted by the Farm Leadership Council - Regina, SK

(Mar 12) Communicating with Your Farm Labor Resource Tranel. 2009 Colorado Ag Big and Small Conference – Greeley, CO (Feb 19) Risk Management Simulation for Producers Parsons and Tranel. The Marshall Frasier Beef Producers Symposium – Hugo, CO (Feb 12) Managing for Higher Production Costs Sharp and Tranel. Idaho Farm Bureau Annual Meeting – Boise, ID (Jan 26) Comparing Lease Arrangements Tranel and Sharp. Idaho Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference – Pocatello, ID (Jan 23) Beef Cow Investment Sharp and Tranel. Idaho Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference – Pocatello, ID (Jan 23) 2008 Farm Bill Beef Cattle Impacts Sharp and Tranel. Idaho Farm Bureau Risk Management Education Workshop – Pocatello, ID (Jan 22) Ag Survivor: Making Risk Management Decisions Tranel and Sharp. Idaho Farm Bureau Risk Management Education Workshop – Pocatello, ID (Jan 22) AGR-Lite: A Whole Farm Revenue Risk Management Tool Tranel and Sharp. Idaho Farm Bureau Risk Management Education Workshop – Pocatello, ID (Jan 22)