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Tool Time Grain Marketing Workshops

John Berry

Summary

To assist agriculture producers interested in improving their grain marketing skills, the University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management developed the Winning the Game series. These workshops simulate real-life grain marketing decisions, enabling farmers to practice marketing without the risk of losing actual money. During the three-hour programs, participants put their marketing skills to work, making grain-marketing decisions based on actual market information.

In response to participants stating – “I want to learn more about the pricing tools are available to grain marketers!” The Tool Time workshops were developed. The Tool Time workshop also simulates real-life grain-marketing decisions, enabling farmers to practice marketing without the risk of losing actual money. Tool Time continues building on the highly successful Winning the Game series. During the 3 1/2-hour program, participants put their marketing expertise to work, making grain-marketing decisions based on actual market information.

Starting your pre-harvest marketing plan can be a challenge. This workshop is filled with practical, easy-to-execute advice to help farmers secure a good average price for their crop. In this workshop, we give farmers an opportunity to develop a marketing plan and practice its implementation, using actual daily market prices.

This session will introduce this new educational opportunity for women farmers, review the workshop agenda and give people a sense of the material covered. The co-presenters will share perspectives gained from delivering these workshops across several states.

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