About me
Bill Ferris served in the United States Air Force (USAF) before attending college at Noth Dakota State University where he earned both his Bachelors and Masters degree in Agricultural Education. He has worked with the Federal Government for 20 years and is currently a Risk Management Specialist with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) for the Raleigh Regional Office. Bill also works as the Beginning/Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Champion for RMA, providing risk management education to cooperative partners and USDA BFR/VFR producer events.
Bill was raised on his grandfather’s farm Up State NY. He began working with farmers in the Midwest while attending college. Prior to working for RMA, Bill taught high school Vocational Ag in Minnesota and worked as a Farm Management Coordinator in North Dakota where he assisted farmers with recordkeeping and other Agriculture topics. He also worked as an Extension Indian Reservation Educator at Fort Berthold Reservation in ND where his most notable work included writing a SARE Grant to prevent the increase of Leafy Spurge on rangeland.
Bill continues to follow his passion in Agricultural Outreach, educating and providing assistance to producers across the U.S.