Managing Weather and Marketing Risk Conference, February 28, Decatur, IL
Will the drought continue into the
spring and summer? Should marketing
plans be created for a big crop and low prices or a short crop and high
prices? How should a farmer manage risk
in 2013? Those issues and others will be
explored Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Managing Weather and Marketing Risk
Conference, scheduled for Decatur, IL.
The morning session will focus on
the moisture, weather, and agronomic challenges that farmers will face in the
2013 growing season. Illinois State
Climatologist Dr. Jim Angel begins with
an overview of soil moisture supplies just ahead of planting season. Farm Progress meteorologist Greg Soulje will
assess the weather dynamics that will dominate the growing season. University of Illinois crop specialist Dennis
Bowman will discuss some of the agronomic challenges that farmers will face in
2013.
Kansas State University marketing
specialist Dr. Dan O’Brien will provide an analysis of corn and soybean market fundamentals
and income risk in his outlook. The featured lunch speaker will be U.S. Congressman
Rodney Davis (IL-13), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, who provides
his insight into the Congressional temperament about crop insurance funding in
the new Farm Bill.
The afternoon session features University
of Illinois agricultural economist Dr. Nick Paulson who will outline risk
management opportunities and announce the spring guarantees for crop insurance
that will be set that day. Matt Bennett
of TGM Marketing will suggest ways to integrate crop insurance into your
marketing program and a panel of farmers will detail their risk management strategies
for 2013.
The conference, scheduled from
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is presented by AgEngage, and is sponsored by ADM Crop
Risk Services. Registration begins at
8:00 a.m. It will feature table top
exhibitors with services related to managing risk in the 2013 cropping season. The location will be held at the Decatur
Conference Center and Hotel, 4191 W. Hwy. 36, Decatur, IL, 62522. For more details and to pre-register,
visit: www.AgEngage.com .
