Iowa Commodity Challenge
| Topic | Presentation | PDF Handout | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to Crop Marketing | Video | Handout | Chad Hart, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 2. Successful Market Planning | Video | Handout | Ed Kordick, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
| 3. Futures Hedging | Video | Handout | Ed Kordick, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
| 4. Futures Hedging and Basis Movement | Video | Handout | Ed Kordick, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
| 5. Using Crop Contracts | Video | Handout | Ray Jenkins, ISU Crop Marketing Extension Educator |
| 6. Working with Your Grain Merchandiser | Video | Handout | Ray Jenkins, ISU Crop Marketing Extension Educator |
| 7. Basis, Carry and Cost of Ownership | Video | Handout | Steve Johnson, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 8. Forward Cash Contracts | Video | Handout | Steve Johnson, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 9. Margin Flows | Video | Handout | Chad Hart, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 10. Basic Options, Intrinsic and Time Value | Video | Handout | Chad Hart, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 11. Store Cash Bushels and Buy Put Option | Video | Handout | Ed Kordick, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
| 12. Sell Cash Bushels and Buy Call Option | Video | Handout | Ed Kordick, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation |
| 13. Pre-Harvest Marketing New Crop | Video | Handout | Steve Johnson, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 14. Conquer Marketing Concerns | Video | Handout | Steve Johnson, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| 15. Does Storing Unpriced Crops Really Pay? | Video | Handout | Steve Johnson, ISU Extension and Outreach |
| View all videos on the ISU Extension and Outreach Iowa Commodity Challenge channel. | |||
For the UPDATED Iowa Commodity Challenge Marketing Tool Workbook, please click here.
For the 2023 Estimated Costs of Crop Production, please click here.
For the Crop Marketing Matrix (tools that fit different market situations), please click here.
For blank Marketing Planning & Transaction Log Worksheets (editable), please click here.
For the 2022-23 Iowa Commodity Challenge Weekly Tracking Table and Charts (03/22/23), please click here.
Information is also available at www.iowafarmbureau.com. Questions? Contact Zach Brummer
Updated March 23, 2023