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