AgrisAcademy
AgrisAcademy will change how you look at your farm’s risk and the way you market your production. AgrisAcademy is not another advisor nor a broker, but an entity focused on providing world-class education in the area of risk management and merchandising. The business founders not only have 50+ years of industry experience but also are actively farming in North America. This video series will shed light on common myths, provides tools of the trade, and turn today’s events into hands-on learning opportunities.
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Second Derivative Thinking as a Skill for Better Decision Making | AgrisAcademy
How do we challenge ourselves to think deeper when making decisions in merchandising and risk management. A deeper level of thing adds clarity to the decision-making process. Running scenarios is one way to get to the deeper level of thought. Becoming better at second derivative thinking ha...
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Masterclass in Merchandising & Risk Management
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Join the experts at AgrisAcademy for a unique opportunity to learn from an experienced group of educators with over 50 years of merchandising and risk management experience.
Learn More - www.agrisacademy.com/online-course
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Margin Calls Are a Good Thing! | AgrisAcademy
A margin call against a hedge as a grower is the result of a rising market. When we look at the total risk of a farm this is actually a good thing. As farmers we often have ownership in the bin, in the field, and years of factors of production
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The Balance of Power Between Buyer and Seller | AgrisAcademy
The volume and complexity of selling grain has required the industry to set forth a series of practices to help maintain the balance of power. Trade rules, confirmations, grain handling licenses are all such tools. Modern technology can add to the protection of seller and buyer alike.
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All or None Thinking is a Cognitive Distortion | AgrisAcademy
All or none thinking is a common human cognitive distortion. Gaining an understand of this distortion can improve your skills as a risk manager across your business.
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Auditing | AgrisAcademy
Mistakes happen. Do you have a way to confirm that when loads are delivered, they are getting accounted for properly. What controls do you have in place to prevent mistakes or worse?
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Specialty Contract Evaluation | AgrisAcademy
Specialty contracts have opportunities and pitfalls. The changing environment in US agriculture has us scrutinizing these contracts to determine true value.
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Calling the Women in Agriculture | AgrisAcademy
Women are an important part of today's farming operations. Many of our female clients are the decision makers for the farms grain merchandising and risk management. We want to personally invite the women of agriculture to attend the AgrisAcademy master class.
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Tendencies | AgrisAcademy
A detailed look at two common tendencies that cost farmers money. First, we define a systematic tendency. Second, we connect that systematic error with how it is costing your farm dollars.
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Enroll in Merchandising & Risk Management Master Class | AgrisAcademy
Enroll in a Master Class in merchandising and risk management specifically for producers and hosted on the AcresTV platform. Instructors with over 60 years of experience teach you the best practices and tricks of the trade over a 10-week course - www.agrisacademy.com/online-course/
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Inverses - Harvest is Merchandising Time | AgrisAcademy
When the crop is about to come the demands on your merchandising skills picks up. You should always be looking forward and reevaluating. Your job in merchandising does not stop until the check is in your account.
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Moloney Testimonial | AgrisAcademy
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Mann-Fite Testimonial | AgrisAcademy
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Story Time: Smart Calculators | AgrisAcademy
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Great Marketing Starts With Strong Foundations | AgrisAcademy
It seems obvious that having good data helps you make better decisions. What you don realize is that that same good data improves your mental state, Futures risk management has its biggest challenge at the psychological level. Knowing your position in DETAIL has many benefits.
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Myth Buster - Bottom Third | AgrisAcademy
Adding the details behind why advisors often say farmers marker grain in the bottom third of cash prices. Why this is a myth.
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We Are Coming to 2023 Ag PhD Field Day | AgrisAcademy
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The Marriage of the Physical Plan and Merchandising Plan | AgrisAcademy
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Getting Caught, It is Happening | AgrisAcademy
We are seeing a number of producers caught in a no win situation. The farmer is long in the bin old crop grain hoping for a crop problem. The positions can become offsetting and the cost of maintaining the old crop position significant
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Why an Education Business in Risk Management and Merchandising | AgrisAcademy
I describe an incident in the fall of 2022 that helped clearly view the need for an education platform for merchandising and risk managment
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Story Time - Why an Education Company | AgrisAcademy
Jeff shares a story that inspired the founding of AgrisAcademy. This story relates things like asset utilization, market understanding, and confidence that go into be a great risk manager for your farm.
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Managing the Inverse | AgrisAcademy
Skills and discipline are key to managing futures and basis risk in an inverse. Separating the decisions to market futures and basis is the first step. Understanding the odds of success for each position is a key second component
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Untapped Value at Intersection Between Cropping and Merchandising | AgrisAcademy
Today we go through one example of how coordinating your cropping and merchandising plan can unlock value
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Why We Need an Education Platform for Farmers | AgrisAcademy