Instructors:

Dr. Chad Hart

468E Heady Hall

chart@iastate.edu

4-9911

 

 

 

Dr. John Lawrence

132 Curtiss Hall

jdlaw@iastate.edu

4-7801

 

 

 

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Lecture Notes

• Class Intro and Introduction to Futures
• Basic Futures Definitions
• Margin Calls and Hedging
• Hedging and Speculating
• Basis
• Introduction to Options
• More on Options
• Marketing Plans
• Review of Futures and Options
• Livestock Price Discovery
• Marketing Contracts
• Technicals and Charting
• Livestock Marketing
• Introduction to Livestock Insurance
• Milk Pricing by Class
• Milk Pricing by Producer
• USDA Reports and Market Moves
• Crop Insurance
• New Generation Contracts
• Farm Financials
• Farm Bill Programs
• Marketing Plan Targets
• This Spring's Crop Prices

 

 

Online Lectures

• Price Discovery
• Marketing Contracts
• Milk Pricing by Class

 

 

Homework

• Set #1, Due 2/8/11
• Set #1 Answer Key
• Set #2, Due 3/10/11
• Set #2 Answer Key

 

 

Class Trading Website

• Commodity Challenge

 

 

Marketing Assignment

• Oakview Farms
• Mkt Assignment Futures Prices

 

 

Basis for Cash Forward Sales

• Feeder Cattle: $1.00 under futures
• Corn: $0.40 under futures
• Soybeans: $0.50 under futures

 

 

Lab Information Sets

• Iowa's Exports
• Listing of Selected Ag. Information Sources
• Commodity Challenge Set-up
• USDA-NASS
• Lab Questions for Feb. 15
• Lab Answers for Feb. 15
• Fed Cattle Market Simulator
• Corn Pre-Harvest Pricing
• Corn Pre-Harvest Pricing Instructions
• Lab - Ethanol Plant
• Lab - Farm