(10.2009)

Project Director(s): Emmit Rawls and Curt Lacy
Institution: University of Tennessee Extension
Funding Awarded: 2007

The objective of this educational program was to assist livestock and milk producers who were users of purchased feed to learn to use price risk management tools such as forward price contracts, futures and options. In addition, those in the business of manufacturing feed or brokering commodity feeds for livestock and milk producers were trained to use appropriate risk management tools.

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(08.13.2009)

Institution: North Central Risk Management Education Center
Publish Date: August 2009

Summary: The purpose of the workshop was to enhance the capacity of the national extension program to respond to the financial management needs of farm and ranch families. The charge is to help family’s assess their situation, identify their opportunities, and select the strategic plan that meets their goals. Participants were challenged to apply financial management concepts to help families in their state.

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