Know-Risk Crop Marketing: Introductory Workshop

Know-Risk Introduction workshop is a full day course designed to help you develop the fundamentals in managing your crop marketing in a small group environment. John Snell; Senior VP at INTL FCStone, a known industry expert with over 35 years of experience in ag price risk management will teach you about managing futures, options and basis, and work with you to develop a quantifiable hedge strategy for your farm.

8:00 am Opening Comments
8:15 am Introduction to Know-Risk reports and decision making tools
9:30 am One-on-One session—Understanding reports
10:30 am John Snell—Developing and Managing a quantifiable hedge strategy
11:30 am One-on-One session—Developing a hedge strategy that best fits your farm’s risk management objectives and risk tolerances

1:00 discussion of pricing tools, including the following: use of options, structured yield enhancement products, fixed pricing alternatives, and prices basis.
3:00 pm One-on-One session—Discussions on pricing alternatives specific to your farm
4:00 pm Alternatives for pricing wheat: opportunities in options and structured products
5:00 pm Daily recap and adjourn

Cost is on a per farm basis. You are able to bring anyone within your farm that plays a role in crop marketing.

Grain and Oilseed producers in Western Canada

A certificate will be provided apon completion of the course

If there is demand in an area we will host a workshop but typically there is one every 1-2 months.

Topics Include:

• Hedging strategies theory
• One-on-One Development of your farms hedge strategy
• Option terminology
• Managing basis
• “what if” scenarios
• Know-Risk reporting and decision making tools