8 hours: 9am - 5pm

agricultural producers

Course participants receive a signed certificate upon completion of the workshop. The student must be present for the duration of the 8 hour course and must participate in all learning activities in order to receive a certificate of completion.

Learn successful grain marketing strategies from Alberta Farm Express & Manitoba Co-operator columnist, David Drozd. Discover the techniques he uses as Ag-Chieve’s Senior Grain Marketing Analyst to advise hundreds of Western Canadian grain farmers on how to sell their grain for more.

Topics covered in this one day workshop include; -Futures & Options Strategies -CWB Producer Payment Option Programs -Technical Analysis Theory & Terminology -Developing a Successful Marketing Plan Agenda... 8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction 9:15 – 10:15 Module 1 – Technical Analysis Theory & Terminology 10:15 – 10:30 Quiz 1 – Technical Analysis 10:30 – 10:40 Break 10:40 – 11:45 Module 2 – Developing A Successful Marketing Plan 11:45 – 12:00 Quiz 2 – Marketing 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:45 Module 3 – CWB Producer Payment Option Programs 1:45 – 2:00 Quiz 3 – PPOs 2:00 – 2:10 Break 2:10 – 3:10 Module 4 – Futures and Options Strategies 3:10 – 3:25 Quiz 4 – Futures and Options 3:25 – 3:35 Break 3:35 – 5:00 Market Outlook / Wrap Up and Q&A

Technical Analysis -Identifying support and resistance and trendlines -Identifying chart patterns and reversal signals Technical Analysis will help farmers with forecasting market direction. Farmers will use this information to help determine when to sell, and best manage their cash flow and bin space. Having accurate forecasting skills will improve farm plan management. Developing a Successful Marketing Plan -Cost of production, Breakeven Price per bushel, Risk tolerance -Target zones and setting target prices Developing a successful marketing plan will help farmers be prepared for managing cash flows by setting price targets. Using the right information to create a marketing plan will improve farm business. Canadian Wheat Board Strategies -Explaining the benefits of producer payment options and when to use them Understanding the wheat board programs allows farmers to properly use the tools available to them when it comes to marketing wheat. There are ways to use programs offered by the CWB that can help farmers manage their marketing plans. By teaching them when to lock in prices and when to deliver wheat farmers will be able to manage cash flows and bin space properly. Futures and Option Strategies -Defining long and short positions, calls and puts -Importance of commitment of traders reports and who the participants are -Managing risk through use of futures and options Understanding futures and options allows farmers to successfully use the risk management tools available to them. Being properly educated on futures and options will go a long way for farmers minimizing farm business risk. How will the learning activity be delivere...: The activities will be delivered in a classroom setting and in a workshop format. Ag-Chieve’s senior grain marketing analyst will lead in conducting an interactive learning session concentrating on 4 modules including: 1) Technical analysis theory and terminology 2) Developing a successful marketing plan 3) Canadian Wheat Board Producer Payment Option Programs 4) Futures and options strategies.

October 4-5 2011

7:30am-4:30pm both days online instructions for program use. How to set up a new farm client bookkeeping file, how to record data, features of the bookkkeeping program, how to assist clients with potential issues. Interactive course for Ag Expert programing use.

Tuition plus GST and PST

AgExpert Certified Adviser

Live Internet and phone instructions

How to account for farming bookkeeping

As per client's needs/request (miniumum 4hrs/day)

reviewing Advanced features of Analyst program and training client on using them

$40/hour plus time and travel (varies with fuel price)

Users of AgExpert Analyst wanting to expand their knowledge and use of the program

at client's home/place of business or at my farm office

available all year although some limitations during April - September period

AgExpert Analyst Advanced

One on one training at your farm or residence. Length of program depends on the amount of training individuals wish to have. Usually one or two 8 hour days.

Day One

9-9:30 am: Installing software and creating a new file.

9:30-10 am: Business set-up. We will go through the business set-up process together, inputting your farm information.

10-1 pm: We will go through the chart of accounts together, adding and deleting accounts if necessary.

1-1:30 pm: take a break

1:30-3:30 pm: Inputting opening balances. This includes capital assets and inventory.

3:30-5 pm: Go through the reports, income statement vs. balance sheet items.

Day Two

9-12 pm: Income and expense transactions. Using your own income and expenses from the current year, we will enter income and expense transactions. We will go through receivable and payable transactions as well as debt payments. at the end of every month we will reconcile the bank and look at the reports to check our progress.

12-12:30 pm: take a break

12:30-2: Capital asset purchases or sales and adding a loan to the balance sheet.

2-3 pm: Inventory adjustments.

3-5 pm: Processing GST, year end process. How to use the management menu (if interested). Budgeting and planning.

$500 per day.

Anyone wanting to do their own bookkeeping.

AgExpert Certified Advisor

I come to you so that we can use your records and receipts.

Available per request.

Training producers to do their own bookkeeping, keeping them aware of their financial standing throughout the year. As well as using AgExpert software for management purposes such as cost of production and budgeting.