With margins on the farm as tight as ever, active risk management is vitally important. Fortunately, crop insurance and grain marketing go hand-in-hand, enabling producers to actively manage their price risk. Come hear experts discuss the most important risk management issues for farmers to consider in 2019.
Through a partnership between the Risk Management Agency and National Sorghum Producers, this event is free to attend. Producers of all crops are welcome as the topics covered apply to all crops, and in particular, grain crops. Topics include a how-to on pairing grain marketing with crop insurance, a market outlook, a crop insurance 101 refresher and information on new products such as whole farm revenue protection.
The intent of revenue-based crop insurance
The extremely low-cost opportunity afforded by the HPO
How to take advantage of the HPO
Crop insurance 101
WFRP information
General information on PCI and why it can be an important tool for producers looking to market grain aggressively
Market outlook
Examination of how most SAC customers manage risk (i.e., heavy options)
Importance of knowing costs for making educated marketing decisions
Crop insurance 101
WFRP information
General perspective on the history of crop insurance and why it’s important for farm profitability and active risk management
The importance of crop insurance in the context of modern farm policy
The importance of crop insurance to farm policy
Takeaways from TAMU’s model farms around the country
Crop insurance 101
WFRP information
General information on PCI and why it can be an important tool for producers looking to market grain aggressively
Market outlook
Examination of how most SAC customers manage risk (i.e., heavy options)
Importance of knowing costs for making educated marketing decisions
Crop insurance 101
WFRP information
General perspective on the history of crop insurance and why it’s important for farm profitability and active risk management
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