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 Introduction to Futures
• Basic Futures Definitions
• Margin Calls and Market Participants
• Hedging
• Basis
• Speculating and Cash Price Comparison
• Intro to Options
• More on Options
• Crop Insurance
• Seasonals, Charting, and Technicals
• Dairy Pricing
• Dairy Pricing, Part 2
• USDA's Ag Outlook
• Marketing Comparisons
• Developing and Refining Your Marketing Plan
• Overview of U.S. Livestock
• Livestock Insurance
• Marketing Assignment Example
• Feeder Cattle Pricing
• Livestock Pricing
• Livestock Marketing Decisions
• Direct Meat Marketing
• Livestock Price Risk Management Wrap-up

 

 

Online Lectures

 

 

Homework

• Homework #1, Due 1/19/16
• Homework #2, Due 2/16/16
• Homework #2 Answer Key
• Homework #3, Due 4/7/16
• Homework #3 Answer Key
• Homework #4, Due 4/19/16
• HW #4, Cow Sell Calculator
• Homework #4 Answer Key
• Homework #5, Due 4/26/16
• Homework #5 Answer Key

 

 

Class Trading Website

• Commodity Challenge

 

 

Marketing Assignment

• Oakview Farms
• Commodity Challenge Set Up
• Spring 2016 Crop Cash & Futures Prices

 

 

Lab Information Sets

• Why Iowa Farmers Need Export Markets
• Ag. Information Sources
• USDA-NASS
• Farm Bill - PLC
• Farm Bill - ARC-County
• Farm Bill - ARC-Farm
• Farm Bill - Comparison
• Livestock Gross Margin - Dairy
• Corn PreHarvest Marketing Simulation
• Corn PreHarvest Marketing Simulation Guide
• Ethanol Game - Ethanol Spreadsheet
• Ethanol Game - Farm Spreadsheet
• Iowa Pork Producers Association