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WelcometoGrowingSuccess!
GrowingSuccessisanationalfarmertrainingprogramprovidingwholesaleanddirectmarketingandon-farmfoodsafetytrainingforspecialtycropfarmers.CreatedbyFamilyFarmed.org,withsupportfromtheRiskManagementAgencyoftheUSDA,theworkshopandtrainingmaterialsaremeanttohelpsmallandmid-acreagefruitandvegetablegrowerslearnbestpractices,buildskillsandaccesssomeoftheresourcesneededtoscaleupintowholesaleandinstitutionalmarkets.Aspartofour2016GrowingSuccessProgram,youwillreceiveatnocost:
1. Oneofthefollowingeducationalmaterials:• WholesaleSuccess:AFarmer’sGuidetoFoodSafety,Selling,PostharvestHandling,andPacking
Produce,• DirectMarketSuccess:AFarmer’sGuidetoSellingatFarmersMarkets,Farmstands,through
CSAsorOnlineMarketplacesandtoRestaurants,• FoodSafetyBinder&ActionPlans
2. Followupfoodsafety,cropinsuranceandmarketingresourcesandinformationviatwoemailnewslettersfollowingtheworkshop,andinvitationtojoinonlinenetwork/discussiongrouptocontinuetopicconversationsstartedattheworkshops.
3. Accesstotechnicalassistanceon:
• TopicscoveredintheWholesaleSuccessmanual• TopicscoveredintheWholesaleSuccessworkshop• TopicscoveredontheOn-FarmFoodSafetywebsite(www.onfarmfoodsafety.org)• Assistancewithfoodsafetyplanningandtheon-farmfoodsafetytool
PleasedirectrequestsfortechnicalassistanceorotherquestionsregardingtheGrowingSuccessProgramtoJamesPirovanoatJames@FamilyFarmed.org,or312.874.7360.Moreresourcesandtechnicalassistance,including:
• Workertrainingvideosinmultiplelanguages• USDACropinsuranceinformation• Howtobuildafieldhand-washingstation• Wholesalepricingandmarketinginformation• StepbyStepIntroductiontoFoodSafety• VideosIntroducingFoodSafetyandexplainingRecordKeepingBasics
Availableat:http://www.familyfarmed.org/wholesalesuccess/wholesale-success-technical-assistance/Createafree,customizedfoodsafetyplanwiththesimpleonlinetoolat:http://onfarmfoodsafety.org/
ThankyouforbeingapartofGrowingSuccess!
TheroleofUSDA’sRiskManagementAgency(RMA)istohelpproducersmanagetheirbusinessrisksthrougheffective,market-basedriskmanagementsolutions.RMA’smissionistopromote,support,andregulatesoundriskmanagementtoolsandsolutionstostrengthentheeconomicstabilityofAmerica’sagriculturalproducersandruralcommunities.Aspartofthismission,RMAoperatesandmanagestheFederalCropInsuranceCorporation(FCIC).USDAthroughRMA(Multi-PerilCropInsurance[MPCI])andcountyFarmServiceAgency(FSA)offices(Non-InsuredCropDisasterProgram[NAP]andemergencydisaster)administersafetynetprotectionprogramsforalmostallcropsandsomelivestock. •CropInsuranceProtection–isavailable:·IndividualCropPolicies–availableformanycrops·IfthereisnocoveragefiledinacountyforaspecificcropunderMPCIprogram,coveragemaybeavailableunderawrittenagreement.Producersareencouragedtovisitwithacropinsuranceagentforspecificdetails.
·Wholefarmrevenueprotection(NEW)http://www.rma.usda.gov/policies/wfrp.html•NAPisavailableforalmostallnon-insurablecrops.OtherdisasterbenefitprogramsmayalsobeavailablefromFSA(fsa.usda.gov/)
Someofthemostpopularinformationrequestsfollow:
Ø http://farm-risk-plans.rma.usda.gov/
Ø http://www.rma.usda.gov/pubs/2011/risk_management_checklist.pdfØ http://www.rma.usda.gov/pubs/2011/swot_brochure.pdf
Ø http://farm-risk-plans.rma.usda.gov/index.aspx?action=riskman.home
Ø http://farm-risk-plans.rma.usda.gov/index.aspx?action=bettermarketing.generalfarm
Ø http://www.rma.usda.gov/policies/
Farmleveldetailsandenrollmentinformationonspecificcropins.programsareavailablefromcrop
insuranceagents(www.rma.usda.gov/tools/agent.htm).Thisinstitutionisanequalopportunityprovider.
USDAResourcesAvailabletoGrowersRegardingCropInsuranceandRisk
Management