克里斯汀Lockert - 赠款和管理专家
谢丽尔格里菲斯 - 公共关系和通讯专家
布拉德·吕本 - 扩展政策专家和主任
所有在北环拓风险管理教育中心

After several years of growing agricultural prosperity and U.S. net farm income that peaked at almost $124 billion in 2013, the most recent forecast from the UDSA Economic Research Service projects net farm income at less than $70 billion for 2019. The six-year cumulative decline since 2013 is primarily due to a drop in commodity prices, a result of growing supplies, and more recently, trade conflicts and declining exports for key commodities. While the aggregate financial position of U.S. agriculture remains relatively strong with an aggregate debt-asset ratio of less than 14% (USDA-ERS, 2019), total debt has grown while profit margins have shrunk, putting more pressure on management decisions and putting more operations at financial risk.

管理严格的利润率和潜在的生产，市场，金融风险将是从当前经济环境下工作的重要组成部分。法律风险和人为风险，无论是从不断变化的农业项目，贸易政策，或者法规要求或持续农场人口老龄化和不断增长的需求的转型，也必须得到解决。教育生产商来管理这些风险，并定位自己的农场或牧场为未来的成长和成功是扩展风险管理教育（ERME）计划的根本目的。

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