For 2004-2005, Custom Ag Solutions partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) on the following Risk Management Education (RME) projects:
- Crop Insurance Education for Nevada Producers (NevadaAgRisk.com). In completing the project, we worked with the following organizational partners:
- Nevada Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association;
- University of Nevada Cooperative Extension; and,
- Nevada Farm Bureau.
- Risk Management Education for Wyoming's Small, Limited Resource, and Beginning Livestock Producers (WyoAgRisk.com). Our project partners included the following organizations:
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture;
- Wyoming Stockgrowers Association;
- Wyoming Woolgrowers Association;
- Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation;
- Wyoming Ag-Business Association;
- Wyoming Future Farmers of America Association; and,
- Wyoming Bankers Association.
- Risk Management Education for Christmas Tree Growers in RMA's Raleigh, NC, Region (ChristmasTreeRiskManagement.com). In successfully completing this project, we worked with the following individual and organizational partners:
- Dr. Melvin R. Koelling, Professor, Forest Extension, Physiology, Michigan State University;
- Dr. Rick Bates, Assistant Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University;
- Chal Landgren, Extension Specialist, Oregon State University;
- Dr. Mark Vodak, Extension Specialist and Associate Professor Forestry, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey;
- Jeff Owen, Area Extension Specialist, Extension Forestry, Doctoral Candidate, North Carolina State University;
- The National Christmas Tree Association;
- The Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers’ Association;
- The North Carolina Christmas Tree Association;
- The Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association;
- The Christmas Tree Farmers Association of New York;
- The New Jersey Christmas Tree Association; and,
- Mt. Rogers (VA) Christmas Tree Growers Association.
During 2004-2005, CAS also completed numerous regional appraisal projects.