Risk Management Library

This page provides resources and documents on managing agricultural risk, most available in PDF format, as follows:

• Press and Articles on Risk Management in Hawaii
• General Risk Management
• Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs
• Miscellaneous

See also the Links page, which includes links to outside sources for more information.

Press and Articles on Risk Management in Hawaii

• NEW: "New Risk Management Tools Available for Hawaii Farmers",
  an article by Kent Fleming for West Hawaii Today. Printed Sun., Nov. 25. Available as a PDF, or on the web at http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2007/11/25/features/features03.txt. (To see the web version, West Hawaii Today requires that you register.)
• Article in Pacifiic Business News, "Crop insurance Expands for more Hawaii Growers", printed Oct. 26, 2007. Available as a PDF, or on the web at Pacific Business News.

General Risk Management

• Five Types of Risk
• Introduction to Risk Management, USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) bulletin, September 1997
• How Risk Tolerant Are You?
• Managing Risk on Your Small Farm
• Managing People Risk
• Managing Farm Risk
• Managing Risk in Farming
• Building a Risk Management Plan
• Building a Safety Net With Crop Insurance
• Why Buy Crop Insurance?
• Whole Farm Approaches to a Farm Safety Net

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Programs

• Emergency Loan Program
• Loans for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
• Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Persons

Miscellaneous

• Estate Planning for Small Business Owners
• Diversifying Crops for a Changing Farmers Market
• Income Fluctuations
• Tax Deferred Savings Accounts