2005 Year in Review

Crop Insurance, Marketing Workshops Set

Source: Gary Schnitkey (217) 244-9595

A workshop that will aid farmers in making crop insurance and grain marketing decisions for 2006 will be offered at 14 locations throughout the state next year by University of Illinois Extension.

"Each workshop will consist of two sessions," said Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois Extension financial management specialist. "The morning session, which focuses on crop insurance and grain marketing decisions, is free. The afternoon session involves hands-on use of FAST Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to analyze grain storage decisions, evaluate grain delivery options, and examine crop insurance and grain marketing decisions. That session requires a $45 registration fee.

"However, if you are already signed up for one of our Using FAST workshops, a discounted rate of $25 will apply."

Presenters at the workshops include Schnitkey; Doug Yoder of the Illinois Farm Bureau; Paul Ellinger, University of Illinois associate professor of agricultural and consumer economics; and U of I Extension educators Steve Ayers, Kevin Brooks, Jim Endress, Ruth Hambleton, Paul Mariman, and Travis Farley.

Those interested in attending should contact Travis Farley at (217) 333-2312 or register online at: farmdoc FAST .

Dates and locations for the workshops are:
January 4--Vermilion County Farm Bureau, Danville; January 25--McDonough County Extension 4-H Auditorium, Macomb; January 30--Oblong Community Center, Oblong; February 9--Livingston County Farm Bureau, Pontiac; February 13--Stephenson County Farm Bureau, Freeport; February 15--DeKalb County Farm Bureau, Sycamore; February 16--Bureau County Extension office, Princeton; February 17--Knox County Extension office, Galesburg; February 21--Monroe County Extension office, Waterloo; February 23--Champaign County Extension office, Champaign; February 27--Montgomery County Extension office, Hillsboro; March 1--Macon County Extension office, Decatur; March 3--Washington County Farm Bureau, Nashville; March 10--Mason County Farm Bureau, Havana

Other sponsors of the workshops include the USDA Risk Management Agency, the Illinois Farm Bureau, and University of Illinois farmdoc.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
December 12, 2005