Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Pilot Program- Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plans online course

New online course available from RightRisk which has several, very good, on-line offerings:

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Pilot Program: Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plans, is a free, online course just posted to the RightRisk web site and is available for access by the general public. This is an important risk management tool for states and counties where it is available. Fall sign-up dates are quickly approaching.

Course materials cover:

• An introduction to PRF
• Using the Grid Locator
• Rainfall Index
o Scenario 1 - The Timmerman Family Farm, LLC
o Scenario 2 - Adam's Hay
• Vegetation Index
o Scenario 3 - Double R Ranch
• Calculating Premiums

To access, point your browser to: http://rightrisk.org/, and click on “products.”



A complete list of risk management courses hosted at this site includes:
• A Lasting Legacy course #1
• A Lasting Legacy course #2
• AGR-Lite Training course
• Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises
• Insuring Success
• Getting on Track: Better Management Through Basic Ag Records
• Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Pilot Insurance Program: Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plans
• Taxes for Agricultural Enterprises

Ag Survivor and Risk Navigator SRM are other RightRisk products developed by the RightRisk team. These materials may be accessed via the RightRisk URL provided above. Our hope is that you find these materials helpful for risk management education.

John P. Hewlett
Farm/Ranch Management Specialist
E-Mail: hewlett@uwyo.edu
Phone: 307.766.2166
Fax: 307.766.5544
University of Wyoming
Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics Dept. 3354
~ Agriculture Building 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071-3354

Ag In Uncertain Times - FarmManagement.org

RightRisk - RightRisk.org

Insuring Success - InsuringSuccess.org

WIRE - agecon.uwyo.edu/wire

AgHelpWanted - AgHelpWanted.org

Enterprising Rural Families - eRuralFamilies.org



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