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The
Western Center for Risk Management Education has been established
by Washington State University Extension and is located in Spokane,
Washington. The Center is being funded by a grant through USDA.
The goal of the Center is to assist agricultural producers and their
families from across the western region who are reached by Center
projects to be in a better position to succeed. This will be possible
by improved risk management skills developed by attending the programs
conducted or funded by the Center.
Vision Statement
Goals and Objectives
The
Center coordinates three major programs:
Competitive
Grants Program
The Center is coordinating RME programs throughout the region and
conducting RME programs primarily through a regional risk management
education competitive grants program serving the states of Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Washington,
Alaska, Oregon, California, and Hawaii.
Farm
Family Support Network
WSU Farm Family Support Network consultants are trained by WSU Extension
to work with farm families to assist the family in developing their
options for the future. Focused in the beginning on understanding
the financial capacity of the farm, confidential visits to the home
or another location will give the consultants an opportunity to
work with the family to analyze their situation and develop the
options that allow them to achieve their goals.
The
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers and Fishermen
This program expands the traditional TAA to agricultural producers
and fishermen. Once a commodity is declared TAA eligible by the
Foreign Agricultural Service, producers of that commodity may be
eligible for technical assistance provided by the Extension system,
cash payments up to $10,000 by the USDA Farm Service Agency, and
education and training support from the Department of Labor. The
Western Center has responsibility to coordinate all Extension TAA
technical assistance programs in the Western Region.
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