EXPANDING A DIVERSE DATABASE TO AID IN MAKING HIGH RISK DECISIONS UNDER VOLATILE PROFIT MARGINS AND ADOPTIONS OF CLIMATE SMART TECHNOLOGIES

Goal 1: Build capacity and diversity in the FBMB National Database• Increase FBMB National Database participation by a minimum of 2% or 50 farms.• Increase underserved and emerging farmer participation by 20 farms.• Submit at least 5 farms each from NCA&T and the MN FBM Urban Agriculture Program.Goal 2: Enhance and share instructional tools to address volatile profit margins and high-risk decisions to improve Farm Business Management (FBM) instructor knowledge and skills.• Enhance Cost of Production instructional tools.• Compile and publish economic characteristics and trend data for high return producers.• Increase confidence and retention of instructors through training on instructional aids.Goal 3: Collaborate to share financial impact of implementing Climate-Smart practices.• Increase knowledge of financial impact of ecological practices for 200 producers.• Compile and publish an all-partner Cover Crop and an Environmental Practices report.• Broaden outreach to at least 20 national stakeholders.