Feed grain marketing workshop set for March 19-20 in Waco
Two-day workshop focuses on developing marketing plans
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a feed grain marketing plan workshop for producers on March 19-20 in Waco.
The free workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. on March 19-20 at the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County, 4224 Cobbs Drive. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 19.
Space is limited, and an RSVP is required by March 15. To RSVP, contact the office at 254-757-5180. Lunch will be provided during both days, sponsored by United Ag and Turf.
Producers will learn how to create and implement a marketing plan for their crops using the latest tools and techniques. The first day will focus on teaching the basics of field grain marketing and budgeting. The second day will involve practical applications on what participants have learned.
On the agenda
The program features the following topics and speakers:
- Budgets and break-even — Jason Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist for management and associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Stephenville.
- Decision making and marketing plans — Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist and professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station.
- Marketing tools — Welch.
- Seasonality — Welch.
- Weather — Jennifer Dunn, U.S. National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, Fort Worth.
- Technical analysis — Welch.
- Crop insurance — Jacob Little, Crop and Range Insurance Services agent and owner, Hillsboro.
- Advanced marketing tools — Welch.
- Trading game — Welch.
- Fundamentals and forecasting 2024 — Welch.
- Finalizing the marketing plan — Welch.
Johnson will lead a panel discussion on finance and marketing in the afternoon during the first day’s session.
For more information, contact the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County at 254-757-5180.
