MARKETING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/LINKS

Below are links and other materials on marketing/risk management education for farmers.

Educational materials

• Basic educational materials available from the Chicago Board of Trade
• Basic educational materials available from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Ag Decision Maker : Information and analysis for finding solutions to business, economic and financial problems
• Agricultural Management e-School (AMES) : A series of courses available at your convenience for learning at home (marketing, leasing, etc.)

USDA sites

• USDA report calendar
• Agricultural Marketing Service
• Economic Research Service
• Risk management education:
  — FarmDoc : Improving farm decision-making under risk through education and research
  — National Ag Risk Education Library
• http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/ncrisk/index.html

Discussion information

• New Crop Marketing Ideas, January 2005 Available for download in PDF format.
• Post-Harvest Marketing Discussion Sheet, November 2004 Available for download in PDF format.
• New Crop Early Opportunities Discussion Sheet, March 2005 Available for download in PDF format.
• Factors in Post Harvest Marketing Discussion Sheet, August 2004 Available for download in PDF format.
• Post Harvest Marketing of Corn and Soybeans (November 2004). Available for download in PDF format.
• Ethanol and Iowa (March 2004) Available for download in PDF format.
• Soybeans: Is storage an alternative? What does it cost to own the bushels after harvest? (Nov. 2003) Available for download in PDF format.
• Livestock risk protection: fed cattle program (Oct. 2003) Available for download in PDF format.
• Marketing Education Discussion Sheet (Aug. 2003) . Available for download in PDF format.
• Marketing Education Discussion Sheet (June 2003) . Available for download in PDF format.
• Crop Marketing Discussion Sheet. This sheet includes ideas intended to facilitate your small group discussion. Available for download in PDF format.
• Commodity Program Fact Sheet. This fact sheet by Dr. William Edwards from ISU Extension gives a good summary of the commodity program portion of the 2002 Farm Bill. Available for download in PDF format.
• Cost of Ownership. An educational text including cost of ownership examples to help with the decision to own cash corn or soybeans. Available for download in PDF or Word formats.
• Fall Marketing Strategies. A presentation detailing concepts and examples on methods of owning crops, including storage and sell cash/buy futures decisions. Available in PDF format.