Instructors:

Dr. Lee Schulz

478D Heady Hall

lschulz@iastate.edu

4-3356

 

 

Dr. Chad Hart

478F Heady Hall

chart@iastate.edu

4-9911

 

 

 

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Lecture Notes

• Class Intro and Intro to Futures
• Basic Futures Definitions
• Exports
• Margin Accounts
• Hedging with Futures
• Basis and Convergence
• Market Participants
• Intro to Options
• More on Options
• Seasonals, Charting, and Technicals
• Marketing Plans
• Dairy Pricing
• Dairy Pricing, Part 2
• Marketing Comparisons
• Overview of Livestock Markets
• Livestock Pricing
• Livestock Marketing Decisions
• Livestock Direct Marketing
• Ag Market Outlook
• Crop Insurance
• Carry and Cost of Ownership
• Marketing Report Example
• Farm Bill
• Rolling a Hedge and Calendar Spreads
• Next Generation Contracts
• 2018 Farm Bill Update

 

 

Online Lectures

Instructions for the Livestock Marketing Online Courses

Dairy Classes

Dairy Class Prices

Dairy Producer Prices

 

 

Homework

• In Class Activity #1
• In Class Activity #1 Key
• In Class Activity #2
• In Class Activity #2 Key
• In Class Activity #3
• In Class Activity #3 Key
• In Class Activity #4
• In Class Activity #5
• In Class Activity #5 Key
• Homework #1, Due 2/7/19
• Homework #1 Key
• Homework #2, Due 2/14/19
• Homework #2 Key
• Homework #3, Due 2/21/19
• Homework #3 Key
• Homework #4, Due 3/14/19
• Homework #4 Key
• Homework #5, Due 5/2/19

 

 

Class Trading Website

• Commodity Challenge

 

 

Marketing Assignment

• Oakview Farms
• Commodity Challenge Set Up

 

 

Additional Resources

• Feeder Cattle Futures Prices
• Feeder Cattle Cash Prices
• Ethanol Game - Ethanol Spreadsheet
• Ethanol Game - Farm Spreadsheet