Marketing Club Directory PDF

Marketing Club Information for North Dakota Program PDF

Marketing Club Performance - PDF

The annual in-service training for market club facilitators and the Ag. Economics group was September 22, 2009, at the Carrington Research and Extension Center. The topics covered are as follows:

• Input Costs and Land Rents PDF - Andy Swenson, NDSU Extension Service Farm and Family Resource Management Specialist
• Crop Outlook and Marketing Strategies PDF - Frayne Olson, NDSU Extension Service Crops Economist and Marketing Specialist
• Livestock Situation and Outlook PDF - Tim Petry, NDSU Extension Service Livestock Marketing Economist
• Where are we; and, how can we improve? PDF Frayne Olson and Tim Petry
• USDA Program Unraveled PDF - Dwight Aakre
• Crop Contracting Issues PDF - Frayne Olson
• A Global Perspective on Barley Production PDF - Steve Edwardson, North Dakota Barley Council
• Durum and Wheat Outlook PDF - Erica Olson, North Dakota Wheat Commission

• Ag Marketing Guidebook (a joint project of the Cooperative Extension Service, Farm Credit and Chicago Mercantile Exchange).
  • Planning the Farm Business PDF
  • Managing Price Risk PDF
  • Marketing Strategy for Grain PDF
  • Marketing Strategy for Livestock PDF
  • Understanding Basis PDF
  • Using Futures Markets PDF
  • Using Agricultural Options PDF
• Outline of Ag Marketing Guidebook (presentations)
  • Planning the Farm Business PDF
  • Managing Price Risk PDF
  • Marketing Strategy for Grain PDF
  • Marketing Strategy for Livestock PDF
  • Understanding Basis PDF
  • Using Futures Markets PDF
  • Using Agricultural Options PDF
• Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Grain and Oilseed Futures and Options - Chicago Board of Trade. introduces the fundamentals of futures and options trading and offers risk management strategies and applications, from both a buyer's and a seller's perspective. The booklet also includes a glossary of terms and an answer guide for each chapter quiz. PDF
• Futures and Options Workbook - Minneapolis Grain Exchange. A great classroom and workshop tool, this workbook defines futures and options with examples, worksheets and self tests. PDF
• Managing Price and Risk: Case Study - The purpose of this exercise is to let you create your own marketing plan, examine crop insurance, execute contracts and futures/options hedges, and investigate the interaction of marketing and financial risk management strategies. PDF
• MGEX Agricultural Index Futures and Options - Five ag index futures and options contracts. Full Page 4 to page
• Sell or Store Wheat, Corn and Soybeans Excel
• Sell or Store Canola Excel
• Exercises
  • Elevator Contracts PDF
  • Options PDF
  • Purchase Put: Canola PDF
  • Purchase Put: Wheat PDF
  • Purchase Put: Feeder Cattle PDF
  • Window PDF
• Evaluation PDF