Free AgProfit workshop in Curtiss on February 8
Challenging farm economic times are the mother of important new Ag-Profit Strategies — workshops, that is, for beginning and experienced farmers, slated for Curtiss on February 8.
From rising input costs to cattle and milk profitability, agriculture has faced many challenges in recent years. Dairy and cattle producers want to forge reliable methods for increasing revenue and protecting their investments. To that end, National Farmers, an ag marketing organization based in Ames, Iowa, is hosting 36 seminars during the next three years, and Curtiss is the next event at Abbyland Travel Center, 219 Plaza Drive.
The free workshop, hosted by National Farmers’ Austin Geist, begins with registration at 9 a.m., the meeting begins at 9:15 a.m., and concludes at 2:30 p.m.
Presenters will cover the following farm profit topics:
n Brad Rach, Dairy Director: All About Dairy Marketing
n Devin Brand, UMN: Myths and Facts About Farm Profitability
n Jed Becker: Making the Most of Dairy Revenue Protection
n Roxanne Rucinski, Farm Loan Officer: The Ins and Outs of Securing Your Next Farm Loan
n Jeff Rose, Video: Cattle Price Risk Management
n Mike Schulist: Grain Marketing and Risk Management
n Matt Lippert, Dairy and Livestock Agent: The Current and Future Role of Genetics and Breeding Producers can register online at nationalfarmers. com/agprofit. The 9 a.m. February 8 AgProfit Strategies seminar is part of a 36-meeting series that launched in 2020 and is spearheaded by National Farmers. AgProfit Strategies is partially funded by USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture. Lunch is provided.
Attendees who have been farming less than 10 years or have filed fewer than 10 Schedule F tax forms can receive a $250 stipend to cover travel costs, and expenses incurred while being off the farm for the day.
National Farmers markets milk, livestock, and crops for thousands of American agricultural producers.
They offer six decades of experience representing farmers and ranchers and grouping production from many ag operations. They help producers market together. National Farmers’ experienced marketing professionals negotiate on conventional and certified organic farmers’ behalf in cash and contract sales, establishing commodity sales terms with the farmers’ interests in mind.
