Making livestock marketing decisions might be difficult for cattle and hog farmers who aren’t familiar with the different type of marketing options available. But Producers Livestock Marketing Association (PLMA) hopes to make that process less intimidating for livestock farmers.

"Our approach when we’re working with livestock producers is to steer them in the right direction," said John Nelson, vice president of commodity brokerage and PLMA’s risk management division.

The Iowa Farm Bureau and PLMA hosted a webinar last week about...