Over 30 people signed up to spend four hours learning about crop insurance from the Risk Management Agency. They also attended a presentation about becoming a crop insurance agent or adjuster.

“I am excited about the Building Resiliency program, particularly as it targets people of color,” said Liz O’Gilvie, an African American farmer from Massachusetts.
“I think becoming trained as adjusters and agents positions us to be educators in the communities we serve,” she explains. “We’ll be able to ensure farmers participate in many of the USDA programs that they probably aren’t aware of.”
It was evident to me that many farmers in the audience did not have crop insurance. That is why our outreach and education efforts are so critical to the success of our agency’s mission.
The event was an important opportunity to connect with diverse producers and leaders from organizations that serve all our nation's producers.
USDA and the Risk Management Agency are being directly responsive to the needs that we hear from the countryside.
If you are interested in participating or finding out more information about the Building Resiliency pilot program, please email Lorette Picciano at lpicciano@ruralco.org, or Tomie Peterson at tomie@indianag.org.
Source : usda.gov