Field Specialist - Farm Management
Ron Hook
839 Third Ave.
Sibley, IA 51249
Voice 712-754-3648
Fax 712-754-3649
E-mail rhook@iastate.edu
Counties Served: Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury
Areas of Expertise:
Agricultural Futures and Options; Marketing plans; Risk management;
Financial analysis; Strategic planning; Dairy Expansion alternatives; Farm
leases
Frequent Clients:
Agri-businesses and Lenders, Farm families, Council members, ISU Extension
county directors, Landowners, various public and private agencies
Joined ISU Extension:
August 1995
Extension Positions/Other Experience:
High School Business Teacher, Williamsburg, IA - 5 years; Assistant
manager and bookkeeper, Amana Feed Mill, Homestead, IA - 2 years; Manager,
Scoular Elevator, Stout, IA - 9 years; Instructor, University of Northern Iowa,
Cedar Falls, IA - 4 years; Extension Farm Management Specialist, Area I, Sibley,
IA - 3 years
Education:
Master of Science, Agricultural Economics, Iowa State University,
1995
Master of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa, 1989 Bachelor
of Arts, University of Northern Iowa, 1968
Awards/Honors/Publications:ISU Extension Achievement Award,
November 1997
"The Usefulness of the Iowa Corn Yield Futures Contract as a Risk Management
Tool", Master of Science Creative Component, Iowa State University, 1995.
"The Dairy Expansion Decision", Ag Decision Maker, June 1997.
"'Critical Success Factors' for Dairy Expansion", Ag Decision Maker,
July 1998.
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