Upcoming Programs

RightRisk, LLC is proud to offer the following scheduled programs:

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Past Programs

RightRisk, LLC member/owners have a rich history of speaking, organizing and conducting workshops, giving seminars, etc. has conducted many workshops and seminars over the years. We have partnered with the Risk Management Agency, County Extension Agents, commodity organizations, county and state Farm Bureau, and others to provide exciting and educational learning opportunities for farmers, ranchers, land owners, bankers, and city dwellers.

Hightlighted programs include: (click the year-listings at the bottom of this section to view a complete listing)

    2023-2024

• Bringing Young People into Ag: GrowinG and RMAL- Progressive Rancher Forum, WINTER ROUNDUP | Convention & Trade Show, Ramkota hotel | Casper, WY
• Establishing an AG LEGACY- CAES-WAEA ANNUAL MEETING, Hilton Whistler | British Columbia, CANADA
• You CAN Farm (or Ranch)- GrowinG Internship Opportunities, Wyoming FFA - State Convention, Cheyenne, WY
• Colorado Agriculture: A State in Transition- 2023 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Westin Chicago River North | Chicago, IL
• POSTER: Ag Help Wanted: A Guidebook for Ag Labor Management- 2023 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Westin Chicago River North | Chicago, IL
• Updates and Highlights of Ag Help Wanted- 2023 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Westin Chicago River North | Chicago, IL
• Calculating Break Even Price/Yield for your Operation- Harvest Wyoming - Small Farm Symposium | Riverton, WY
• Smoothing the Transition- THINKING BEYOND TRADITIONAL ESTATE PLANNING, Weston County Events Center | Newcastle, WY
• Smoothing the Transition- THINKING BEYOND TRADITIONAL ESTATE PLANNING, Sundance State Bank | Sundance, WY
• 2023 Succession Planning for Agriculture- AG LEGACY Symposium, Chico State Farm| Chico, CA
• Planning for Succession and your Ag Legacy- Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Fremont County Fairgrounds | Riverton, WY
• Calculating the Cost of Machinery Services- Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Fremont County Fairgrounds | Riverton, WY
• Roundtable Series- Delta Junction | Fairbanks | Soldotna | Homer | Palmer, AK

    2022-2023

• GrowinG Internship Opportunities- Wyoming Natural Resource Rendezvous, Wyoming Stock Growers|Wool Growers|Conservation Districts Convention, Casper, WY
• GrowinG Internship Opportunities- Wyoming FFA - State Leadership Conference, Casper, WY
• GrowinG Internship Opportunities- Wyoming Agriculture Teachers' Association, Professional Development | Mid -Winter Meeting, Casper, WY
• What Price is Right?- Alaska Farm Bureau - 2022 Annual Convention, Anchorage, AK
• Negotiation in Agriculture- UW-AGEC Fall 2022 Seminar Series, A Few Current Extension-Focused AGEC Projects, UW Campus | ZOOM
• GrowinG Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Wyoming- BFRDP 2022 Project Directors Meeting, ONLINE | FarmAnswers.com
• Basic Record Keeping/Budgeting for Agriculture- Wind River Agriculture Summit Agenda, Wind River Hotel & Casino | Riverton, WY
• GrowinG Internship Program- Sheep Production class, Laramie, WY
• Risk Management in Ag- 2022 WY-UT Ag Days, Roundhouse | Evanston, WY
• Calculating the Cost of Machinery Services- WESTI Ag Days, Worland Community Center Complex | Worland, WY
• Know Your Numbers- WESTI Ag Days, Worland Community Center Complex | Worland, WY
• Negotiation in Agriculture- Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Fremont County Fairgrounds | Riverton, WY
• Considerations for Effective Hiring in Agriculture- Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Fremont County Fairgrounds | Riverton, WY

    2021-2022

• GrowinG Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Wyoming | 2021 Wyoming Stock Grower's Association- Young Producer Assembly, Casper, WY
• RISK CONCEPTS - Sole Proprietorships | Recorded Presentations, RightRisk.org
• RISK CONCEPTS - Partnerships | Recorded Presentations, RightRisk.org
• RISK CONCEPTS - Limited Liability Companies (LLC) | Recorded Presentations, RightRisk.org
• RISK CONCEPTS - Corporations | Recorded Presentations, RightRisk.org
• Tools for Evaluating and Managing Risk in Agriculture | WESTI Ag Days | ONLINE
• RightRisk Offers a Number of Presentations on Risk Management and Management Succession | UW Extension – Ag & Hort Convention 2021 | ONLINE

    2020-2021

• Evaluating Risk Management Alternatives via RightRisk Analytics | Farm and Ranch Management WEBINAR Series 2020 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | ONLINE
• Evaluating Risk Alternatives: RightRisk Analytics | UH/CTAHR Livestock Extension Virtual Field Day - University of Hawaii Livestock Extension | ONLINE
• Only the Rocks Live Forever! Hints for Leaving Your Legacy UH/CTAHR Livestock Extension Virtual Field Day - University of Hawaii Livestock Extension | ONLINE
• Business Structures for Today’s Farms and Ranches - a publication series comparing and contrasting alternative organizational structures for farm and ranch businesses | Western Extension Committee - Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting | ONLINE
• UNDERSTANDING RISK IN AGRICULTURE | 2020 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - ERME, Denver, CO
• Reaching Underserved Agricultural Operators: The Living and Working on the Land Conference Series | 2020 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - ERME, Denver, CO
• Calculating Custom Rates | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• Forms of Business Ownership: Which is Best? | Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• CONCURRENT SESSION – Succession Planning | 2020 Alaska Peony Conference, Fairbanks, AK
• CONCURRENT SESSION – Planning for Success | 2020 Alaska Peony Conference, Fairbanks, AK
• WORKSHOP - Understanding Business Finances | 2020 Alaska Peony Conference, Fairbanks, AK
• Forms of Business Ownership | 2020 WY/UT Ag Days, Evanston, WY
• Ag Survivor – Strategies for Managing Risks in Your Operation | TOP FARMER CONFERENCE 2020, West Lafayette, IN

    2019-2020

• Managing Ranch Labor – Hiring & Retaining Ranch Workers | 2019 Wyoming Stock Grower's Association - Progressive Rancher’s Forum, Casper, WY
• Organizational Structures for Farm and Ranch Businesses | 2019 Southeast Wyoming Crop Convention, Torrington, WY
• How do You Cope With Anxiety and Stress in Your Ag Legacy? | 2019 Southeast Wyoming Crop Convention, Torrington, WY
• Practices for Sustainable Beef Production In Hawai'i, Hawai'i, HI
• Practices for Sustainable Beef Production In Hawai'i, Maui, HI
• Practices for Sustainable Beef Production In Hawai'i, Kauai, HI
• Understanding Risk in Agricuture | ONLINE
• Evaluating Risk Strategies: a module on developing and evaluating risk management strategies in agriculture | 2019 Western Extension Committee, Coeur d'Alene, ID
• AG LEGACY - a poster describing Ag Legacy programming; AG HELP WANTED - a poster describing AHW programming; RIGHTRISK - a poster describing RightRisk programming; ENTERPRISING RURAL FAMILIES - a poster describing ERF programming | 2019 Western Extension Committee, Coeur d'Alene, ID
• 2019 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i, Hawai'i, HI
• 2019 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i, Maui, HI
• 2019 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i, Kauai, HI
• Difficult Conversations: How Dow We Discuss What Really Matters? | Excellence in Agriculture, Gillette, WY
• AG HELP WANTED: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING AGRICULTURAL LABOR | 2019 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - ERME, Louisville, KY
• ENTERPRISE RISK ANALYSIS | 2019 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference - ERME, Louisville, KY
• Risk Analytics Evaluating your risk management strategies | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• Ag Survivor Simulation: Making Decisions for King Family Ranch | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• ENTERPRISE RISK ANALYSIS | International Farm Management Association Congress - IFMA22 | Launceston, Tasmania AU
• AG HELP WANTED: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING AGRICULTURAL LABOR | International Farm Management Association Congress - IFMA22 | Launceston, Tasmania AU
• Estimating Cost of Production, Break-Even Price/Yield | Wyoming Hay and Forage Association (WHFA), Casper, WY
• Difficult Conversations: How Dow We Discuss What Really Matters? | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• Assisting Rural Families with Creating Their Legacy | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• Difficult Conversations: How Dow We Discuss What Really Matters? | Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• Agricultural Labor: Management and Risk | Fremont County Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• Estimating Cost of Production, Break-Even Price/Yield | Wyoming Hay and Forage Association (WHFA), Torrington, WY
• Difficult Conversations: How Dow We Discuss What Really Matters? | 2019 WY/UT Ag Days, Evanston, WY
• Surviving in Agriculture: US Income Taxes for your Alaskan Farm | 2019 Alaska Peony Growers Association Conference, Homer, AK
• Surviving in Agriculture: Did Your Peonies Make Money? Financial Performance of your business | 2019 Alaska Peony Growers Association Conference, Homer, AK
• Surviving in Agriculture: Ag Income Taxes | Cost of Production, Kenai, AK
• Surviving in Agriculture: Estate Planning | Cost of Production, Delta Junction, AK

    2018-2019

• Agricultural Labor: Management and Risk | 2018 Wyoming Stock Grower's Association | Progressive Rancher’s Forum, Casper, WY
• Difficult Conversations: How Do We Discuss What Really Matters? | 2018 Southeast Wyoming Beef Production Convention, Torrington, WY
• U.S. Income Taxes - For Your Alaskan Farm | 2018 ALASKA FARM BUREAU FRIDAY FORUM – ANNUAL MEETING, Anchorage, AK
• Leaving a Lasting Legacy | Nenahnezad Harvest Festival, Fruitland, NM
• RightRisk Webinar: Evaluating Risk Strategies | ONLINE
• Wyoming Youth Livestock Discovery (WYLD) | Laramie, WY
• Enterprise Risk Analysis- A Module Covering Risk Management at the Enterprise Level | 2018 Western Extension Committee, Anchorage, AK
• Surviving in Agriculture and Risk Management Tools for CA Agriculture | California State University-Chico, Chico, CA
• Market Outlooks and Managing Your Risks | Shiprock Agricultural Days, Shiprock, New Mexico
• Alaska Webinar: Crop Insurance | ONLINE
• Alaska Webinar: Business Succession & Estate Planning | ONLINE
• Risk Analytics Evaluating your risk management strategies | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• Ag Survivor Simulation: Making Decisions for King Family Ranch | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• AGLEGACY: Why Grow Relationships with the Next Generation? | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• Alternative Crops for the Big Horn Basin and Risk Management | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• Ag Leases | WESTI Ag Days, Worland, WY
• AGLEGACY: Why Grow Relationships with the Next Generation? | Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• Ag Leases | Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• Alternative Crop Options and Risk Management | Farm & Ranch Days, Riverton, WY
• American Sheep Industry | Hiring and Keeping Agricultural Workers| ASI Convention, San Antonio, TX
• Alaskan Peony Growers Annual Conference | Managing the Risks on Your Farm, Anchorage, AK
• AGLEGACY: Why Grow Relationships with the Next Generation? | WY/UT Ag Days, Evanston, WY

    2017-2018

• Understanding Risk and Risk Management | Laramie, WY
• Assessing Enterprise Performance | Expanding the Ag Enterprise, Powell, WY
• Ag Leases | Progressive Resource Manager, Casper, WY
• Ag Leases | High Plains Crop Convention, Torrington, WY
• Hiring and Keeping Agricultural Workers | ONLINE
• Managing Depreciation for Your Farm Business | ONLINE
• Master Cattleman Youth Challenge | Sheridan, WY
• Enterprise Risk Analysis | ONLINE
• FORAGE RISK ANALYZER | 2017 Western Extension Committee, Lake Tahoe, NV
• MULTI-TEMPORAL RISK ANALYSIS | 2017 Western Extension Committee, Lake Tahoe, NV
• MANAGEMENT SUCCESSION IN AGRICULTURE: A Series of Three Online Courses Addressing the Transition of Management Responsibilities to the Next Generation | 21st International Farm Management Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland
• RISK SCENARIO PLANNING | 21st International Farm Management Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland
• AG LEGACY | 21st International Farm Management Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2017 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i | Hawai'i, HI
• 2017 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i | Maui, HI
• 2017 Spring Forage Field Day - Practices for Sustainable Beef Production in Hawai'i | Kauai, HI
• AG LEGACY | 2017 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Cincinnati, OH
• MULTI-TEMPORAL RISK ANALYSIS | 2017 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference, Cincinnati, OH
• Risk Analytics Evaluating your risk management strategies | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• Ag Survivor Simulation: Making Decisions for King Family Ranch | Snow College, Ephraim, UT
• How Are You Mentoring the Next Generation? | Worland, WY
• How Are You Communicating with the Next Generation? | ONLINE
• Evaluating Enterprise Costs and Returns and Controls for Managing Risks Moving Forward | Riverton, WY
• How Are You Mentoring the Next Generation? | Riverton, WY
• Evaluating Farm/Ranch Financial Health | Evanston, WY
• How Are You Mentoring the Next Generation? | Evanston, WY
• Management Succession | Baggs, WY

    2016-2017

• Surviving in Agriculture and Risk Management Tools for CA Agriculture California State University-Chico | Chico, CA
• Surviving in Agriculture and Risk Management Tools for CA Agriculture North State Precision Ag Expo and Farm Business Forum | Orland, CA
• What is an Ag Legacy? | ONLINE
• Master Cattleman Youth Challenge | Cody, WY
• Ag Legacy | Shiprock, NM
• Surviving in Agriculture | Delaware Tech | Georgetown, DE
• Surviving in Agriculture | Delaware Farm Bureau | Camden, DE
• Shiprock Agriculture Days | Shiprock, NM
• California Small Farms Conference - RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR FARM ENTERPRISE DIVERSIFICATION:RightRisk Management for California Farms | Sacramento, CA
• Master Hay Grower Program | Cokeville, WY
• Introduction to Risk Management & RightRisk Analytics Tools for Risk Analysis | Delta, UT
• Surviving in Agriculture & Tools for risk analysis Snow College | Ephraim, UT
• Calculating Custom Rates - WESTI Ag Days | Worland, WY
• Management Showdown - WESTI Ag Days | Worland, WY
• Calculating Custom Rates - Farm & Ranch Days | Riverton, WY
• Management Showdown - Farm & Ranch Days | Riverton, WY
• Alaskan Peony Growers Annual Conference pre-conference II: Your Legacy- What Do You Want in Retirement and For Your Estate? | Homer, AK
• Alaskan Peony Growers Annual Conference pre-conference I: Growing Peonies as a Part of Your Overall Investment Portfolio | Homer, AK

    2015-2016

• Harvest Festival | Nenahnezad Chapter House, NM
• Hands-on Computer Lab to: Analyze the Feasibility of Pitahaya Production, Cost/Benefit Analysis of Hand Pollination, and Review of other tools to Analyze and Evaluate Risk Management Strategies using RightRisk Analytics | San Marcos, CA
• Pitahaya Orchard Establishment, Economics and Marketing Considerations with RightRisk Analytics | San Marcos, CA
• Risk Programming and Risk Analytics from RightRisk Utah Farm Bureau Mid-Year Conference | Cedar City, UT
• Risk Managementfor Wyoming Ag Managers and Risk Analytics from RightRisk Wyoming FSA | update Webinar
• Master Cattleman Youth Challenge | Evanston, WY
• Specialty Crops Production Workshop & Risk Management Tools for Producers | Santa Paula, CA
• Specialty Crops Production Workshop & Risk Management Tools for Producers | Escondido, CA
• Master Stockman Ranch Management Institute | Ucross, WY
• Risk Management with King Family Ranch California State University-Chico | Chico, CA
• Risk Adjusted Machinery and Field Operation Costs | RightRisk Webinar
• Risk Management & Tools for risk analysis Snow College | Ephraim, UT
• Alaska Webinar: Record Keeping & Income Taxes | ONLINE
• Alaska Webinar: Crop Insurance | ONLINE
• Alaska Webinar: Benchmarking | ONLINE
• Master Hay Grower | Riverton, WY
• 2015 Shiprock Agricultural Days Managing Risk in Agriculture | Shiprock, NM
• Master Hay Grower | Laramie, WY
• Alaska Webinar: 2014 Farm Bill Update | ONLINE
• California Small Farms Conference High Value, Specialty Crops and Innovative Production Systems Field Course | Irvine, CA
• Master Marketer: Marketing Risk Management | Gillette, WY
• Master Marketer: Marketing Risk Management | Douglas, WY
• Livestock Risk Management - Farm & Ranch Days | Riverton, WY
• Farm Bill Update - Farm & Ranch Days | Riverton, WY
• Mangement Succession Showdown - WESTI Ag Days | Worland, WY
• Livestock Risk Management - WESTI Ag Days | Worland, WY
• Alaskan Peony Growers Annual Conference pre-conference II: Managing the Risks on Your Farm | Fairbanks, AK
• Alaskan Peony Growers Annual Conference pre-conference I: Income Tax for Farms | Fairbanks, AK
• Flowers, Fruit, and Vegetables: Profitable Opportunities in Alaska | Palmer, AK
• Flowers, Fruit, and Vegetables: Profitable Opportunities in Alaska | Kenai, AK
• Flowers, Fruit, and Vegetables: Profitable Opportunities in Alaska | Homer, AK
• Wyoming Wheat Growers Convention Farm Bill Update | Albin, WY

    2014-2015

• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Gillette, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Powell, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Wind River Casino
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Riverton, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Torrington, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Wheatland, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Cheyenne, WY
• Farm Bill Update: with WY-Farm Service Agency | Worland, WY
• Wyoming Stockgrowers: Progressive Rancher Forum | Casper, WY
• Beef Convention Livestock Risk Management Options | Torrington, WY
• Ag Survivor Annie's Project | Laramie, WY
• Planning for the Risk in Your Future Annie's Project | Cheyenne, WY
• Living and Working on the Land: Building Blocks of Success Taking Your Project to the Next Level | Sheridan, WY
• Pitahaya Field Day | San Marcos, CA
• Drought risk management & tools to evaluate your strategy | Aneth, UT
• Dairy Risk Management | Rohnert Park, CA
• DROUGHT AND PERENNIAL CROPS: Risk Management Implications for Southern California | Escondido, CA
• Master Cattleman Youth | Riverton, WY
• Master Stockman Institute | CWC Sinks Canyon Center, Lander WY
• Dairy Risk Management | Merced, CA
• Dairy Risk Management | Chino, CA
• Estimating Cost of Production & Tools for Risk Assessment | Klamath Falls, OR
• 2014 Shiprock Ag Days Are You Making Money on Your Farm/Ranch | Shiprock, NM
• Estimating Cost of Production & Tools for Risk Assessment | Richfield, UT
• Estimating Cost of Production & Livestock Price Risk Management | Price, UT
• Should I Add A New Enterprise? and
  Will My Current Enterprises Get Me to Where I Want to Go?
  Living on a Few Acres Conference | Deschutes County Fairgrounds & Expo Center - Redmond, OR
• Estimating Cost of Production & Tools for Risk Assessment | Roosevelt, UT
• Webinar: Managing Risk on Your Farm- 6 Steps to Effective Risk Management
• Planning for the Risk in Your Future | Farm & Ranch Days - Riverton, WY
• Ag Survivor | Annie's Project - Lusk, WY
• Master Hay Grower | Casper, WY
• Transferring Management Responsibilities to the next Generation: Where Are We? | WESTI Ag Days - Worland, WY
• Planning for the Risk in Your Future | WESTI Ag Days - Worland, WY
• Growing Peonies in Alaska - A Profitable Opportunity? | Anchorage, AK
• Master Marketer - Marketing Risk Management | Sheridan, WY
• Cow Production-Animal Health Seminar | Beaver, UT
• Master Marketer - Marketing Risk Management | Powell, WY

    2013-2014

• Wyoming Stockgrowers Progressive Rancher Forum | Casper, WY
• Master Stockman Institute | Jackson Hole, WY
• Stockman's Fall Field Day | Mealani Experiment Station, Kamuela H
• Pitahaya Field Days | San Marcos, CA
• Master Cattleman - Youth | Lingle, WY
• Business Planning Workshop | Cochiti Lake Community Center, NM
• Surviving In Agriculture and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy
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  Sobreviviendo en la Agricultura e herramientas para evaluar su estrategia | Watsonville, CA
• Dairy Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Ontario, CA
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Aneth, UT
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Monticello, UT
• Insuring Success for Wyoming Agriculture Marketing Risk Management | LCCC Campus - Cheyenne, WY
• Insuring Success for Wyoming Agriculture Marketing Risk Management | Platte Valley Bank - Torrington, WY
• Building to the Future! | Mat-Su College - Palmer, AK
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Klamath Falls, OR
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Redmond, OR
• Ranchers & Farmers Ranching in a Time of Uncertainty: Part 2 | Roosevelt, UT
• Master Stockgrower Ranch Management Institute | The Ranch at Ucross - Buffalo, WY
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Randolph, UT
• Master Stockgrower Ranch Management Institute | Bear River Lodge - Evanston, WY
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | WESTI Ag Days - Worland, UT
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Beaver, UT
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Farm & Ranch Days - Riverton, WY
• DAHO RIGHTRISK GRAIN MARKETING WORKSHOPS | Bonners Ferry, Idaho
• IDAHO RIGHTRISK GRAIN MARKETING WORKSHOPS | Lewiston, Idaho
• Drought Risk Management and Tools to Evaluate Your Strategy | Valentine, NE - webinar

    2012-2013

• Reducing Market and Drought Risk for Virginia Producers
• Risk Management for Oregon Producers
• Surviving In Agriculture for California Producers
• Workshop for Native American Producers, New Mexico
• Native American Women in Agriculture Conference, New Mexico
• Paniolo Marketing for Hawaii Producers
• Enterprise Feasibility for Oregon Producers
• Farmer-Rancher Academy for Utah Producers
• Planting Business Success: 2012 Business Planning Workshop, Alaska
• Risk Management Options for Virginia Livestock Operators
• Risk Management for North Dakota Producers
• Risk Management for Wyoming Producers
• Challenge Group Programs for Wyoming Producers
• Master Wool Grower Programs for Wyoming Producers
• Idaho Farm Bureau Commodity Conference
• Managing Risk on Idaho Grain Farms

    2011-2012

• Paniolo Marketing: Risk-Adjusted Livestock Marketing, TPALM Conference
• Ranching with a Sharp Pencil, Nebraska
• Lasting Legacy for Hawaii Producers
• Ag Survivor for Hawaii Producers
• Master Cattleman for Utah Producers
• Help Wanted: The next Generation of Agricultural Producers, Massachusetts
• Risk Management for Massachusetts Producers
• Risk Management for Oregon Producers
• Master Cattleman for Wyoming Producers

    2010-2011

• Cattleman's College in Utah
• Risk Management for Virginia Producers
• Managing Risk on Colorado Rangeland
• Strategic Risk Management in Agriculture, Montana
• Master Cattleman Programs for Wyoming Producers
• Risk Management for Oregon Producers
• Risk Navigator Program in Utah
• Risk Management for Idaho Producers

    2009-2010

• Risk Navigator Tools Webinar
• Strategic Risk Management Webinar
• Tools for Risk Management Educators
• Maryland and Delaware ACAA Professional Development Conference
• Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership Schoolin Colorado
• Bridging Risk to Opportunity Conference in Saskatchewan
• Master Cattleman Programs for Wyoming Producers
• Marshall Frasier Beef Producer Symposium in Colorado
• Farm Business Management Schools in Idaho
• Challenge Group Program in Wyoming

    2008-2009

• Risk Management for Oregon Producers
• Risk Navigator SRM Conference in California
• Risk Navigator SRM in California
• Managing Rainfall Risk in Nebraska
• Risk Management for Nevada Farms
• Risk Navigator SRM Conference in Montana
• RightRisk Education for Colorado Producers
• Risk Management for New Mexico Producers
• Risk Management for Illinois Producers
• Master Cattleman Programs for Wyoming Producers
• RightRisk Education for Wyoming Producers
• ASI RightRisk Education Project
• RightRisk Education for Idaho Producers

   2007-2008

• RightRisk for the American Sheep Industry
• Crop Insurance Education for Nevada Producers
• Hawaii RightRisk Education Project
• RightRisk Education for Idaho Producers
• RightRisk Education for Illinois Producers
• RightRisk for Montana Sheep Producers
• RightRisk Ag Survivor Education for Women in Montana
• RightRisk Ag Survivor Education Program in Nebraska
• RightRisk Education Project in Northern New Mexico

    2006-2007

• Hawaii RightRisk Education Project
• Illinois RightRisk Education Project
• Massachusetts RightRisk Education Project
• Crop Insurance Education for Nevada Producers

    2005-2006

• ASI RightRisk Education Project
• Nebraska RightRisk Education Project

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Programs & Online Courses

RightRisk, LLC develops and delivers high quality educational programs. RightRisk, LLC works with county Extension agents, agricultural lenders, commodity groups, individual farm or ranch management teams, and others to conduct educational programs. The programs can be as short as 1.5 hours or as long agreeable.

Through the use of participatory, experiential learning, people find our workshops and seminars fun, exciting, and educational!

We use a variety of computer simulations, personal response systems, group discussions, and exercises to help clients learn what they can apply to their own farm and ranch businesses.

A few of our programs are:  (click a title to learn more...)

• Ag Survivor - is a risk simulation designed to help users better understand their own tolerance for risk while practicing risk management decision making in a simulated farm/ranch environment. The simulation is most commonly used in presentations with groups of producers where the interaction of individual ranch/farm managers in small-group settings creates a learning atmosphere unlike most other educational presentations. The simulation may be experienced online at: AgSurvivor.com.
   
• Risk Navigator-SRM - is a project to develop a text outlining a 10-step process for strategically managing risk. In addition to the text, the team of authors has created user-friendly tools to help the agricultural manager implement the process in day-to-day management of agricultural operations. More information is available at: RiskNavigatorSRM.com.
   
• RightRisk Analytics - tools to evaluate changes in your business, including partial budgets, enterprise budgets, whole farm budgets, assess the risks of your enterprise mix, etc. Click here to access the RightRisk Analytics.
   
• Building Public Value - a training pertaining to developing and using messages about the public good or value of an organization's work. Public value is the benefits realized by the community rather than the benefits gains by the participants.
   
• Developing Entrepreneurial Skills - A program designed to help people in the public sector think more entrepreneurial and to gain those skills needed to generate non-traditional sources of revenue.

Click here to see a complete list of all our online courses listed below.

• Understanding Risk in Agriculture - an online module that includes: 1) Self-study materials covering- What is risk, Does Risk Matter, Can Risk be Managed, What Are Challenges to Managing Risk, When is Risk Analysis Justified, How are Risky Choices Evaluated, How is Risk Included When Making a Decision, and Conclusion. 2) Recorded webinar- Posted presentation slides, Posted Introduction, Posted URIA - the first four segments, Posted URIA - the last three segments, Posted Q&A session; all in video and audio-only formats; 3) eBook document for further study; and many other features.


• Evaluating Risk Strategies - an online module that includes: 1) Self-study materials covering- Introduction to Risk, Risk Management Strategies, Evaluating Strategies, and Conclusion. 2) Recorded webinar- Posted presentation slides, Posted Introduction, Posted ERA Risk Strategies presentation, Posted ERA Evaluating Risk Strategies presentation, Posted Q&A session; all in video and audio-only formats; 3) eBook document for further study; and many other features


• Enterprise Risk Analysis - an online module that includes: 1) Self-study materials covering- What is an Enterprise, What is Risk, What is Risk Management, How is Risk Managed, Risk Management Process, Establishing Context, Enterprise Assessment, Risk Analysis, Risk Evaluation, Treatment Implementation, Case Study: Everett Ball Ranch, Case Study: Wilson Ranch, Resource links for further research. 2) Recorded webinar- Posted presentation slides, Posted Introduction, Posted ERA Module Overview presentation, Posted ERA Module Application presentation, Posted Q&A session; all in video and audio-only formats; 3) eBook document for further study; and many other features.


• Risk Scenario Planning Course - a course helping ag managers evaluate risk and risk management strategies


• Management Succession: Where Do We Want to Go? - a course helping founders and next generation managers plan for the transfer of management responsibilities from one generation to the next


• Management Succession: Where Are We? - a course introducing succession of management responsibilities to the next generation


• Getting on Track: Understanding Financial Performance - a course introducing financial performance analysis for agriculture


• Getting on Track: Better Management Through Basic Financial Statements - a course introducing financial statements for agriculture


• Getting on Track: Better Management Through Basic Ag Records - a course introducing agricultural record keeping


• Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite: Whole Farm Revenue Insurance - a module introducing Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite: Whole Farm Revenue Insurance covering most Massachusetts commodities designed to assist farm and ranch managers decide if Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite) might provide whole-farm protection for farm revenue.


• Livestock Gross Margin - Dairy: Margin Insurance - a module introducing Livestock Gross Margin – Dairy: Margin Insurance for Massachusetts fairy farmers protecting against falling milk prices & rising feed costs designed to assist farm and ranch managers decide if Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) - Dairy insurance might provide margin protection for their dairy revenue stream.


• Disaster Assistance Programs for Livestock Producers: A Brief Introduction - a module introducing Disaster Assistance Programs for Livestock Producers: A Brief Introduction designed to assist farm and ranch managers better understand the various disaster assistance programs available to livestock operators and how to qualify for benefits.


• Insuring Success - a course on crop insurance products in the U.S.A.
   
• Taxes for Ag Enterprises - a course on income taxes for small farmers.
   
• Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises - a course to help people explore new enterprises and businesses.
   
• A Lasting Legacy 1 & 2 - a new course designed to help people make end of life decisions and leave a legacy.
   
• AGR-Lite Training - a course covering the details of a a whole-farm revenue insurance product.