Risk and Disaster Management

Risk management requires the ability to anticipate and plan for a wide range of challenges, including legal, production, financial, human, and marketing risk. This section has resources to help you understand sources of risk in agriculture and strategies to implement preventive measures before the problems happen.

ATTRA Publications

Considerations for Starting Organic Crop Production

Organic Certification and Farmer Resiliency: How Can Farmers Overcome Transition Barriers and Remain Organic?

cattle and poultry on pasture

Poultry on Diversified Farms: A Guide to Profitability and Sustainability

Legal Resources for Farmers

ATTRA Videos

Carbon Farm and Ranch Planning in Texas

Syntropic Agriculture: An Approach to Building Food and Farm Resilience in Puerto Rico

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ATTRA Podcasts

Episode 346: Managing Risk in the Ark-La-Tex Region

Episode 343: Crop Resilience Through Diversification and Schedule Modification in Northeast Texas. Part 2

Episode 287. Uber for Tomatoes: Could “Crowdshipping” Solve Food Transportation Problems for Small Farms?

ATTRA Blog Posts

True Love, Tomatoes, and Trouble: Managing Heat Stress in Tomato Production

How Syntropic Agriculture Restores Soil and Farms

Hurricane Helene and Western North Carolina: New Year, New Challenges and Available Resources

Farmers in Hurricane Helene’s Path Face Hard Winter – But We Can Help