Live! December 6 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

As a producer, you’re the CEO of your own company. It’s your responsibility to maximize each crop’s potential and competently align risk to reward. While this task is much easier said than done, accomplishing it successfully is the name of the game. Join us for this webinar where we will teach you the very basics of crop marketing so you have the foundational tools to start your journey proactively navigating your profitability.

• Market volatility and risk management
• Carry in the market
• Cash contracts
• What is basis?
• Basic tools to manage your marketing

Natalie Benjamin
Sr. Risk Management Consultant at StoneX (Canada) Financial Inc.
Natalie has specialized expertise in price risk management for Western Canadian grain and livestock industries, working with producers covering over 500,000 acres of farmland.

Jason Labossiere
Sr. Risk Management Consultant at StoneX (Canada) Financial Inc.
Jason is a seasoned expert in grain risk management with over 25 years of Canadian field experience, specializing in grain origination.

Live! January 4 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

The use of financial tools can be effective to optimize the returns on your harvest. The flexibility of futures gives producers the ability to implement a variety of strategies designed to achieve profit goals and hedge against the negative impacts of inclement weather, political upheaval or an untimely economic downturn. Hedging agricultural crops using options can allow producers to establish price floors and potentially participate in upside price rallies.

• What is hedging?
• What tools can I use to hedge my risk?
• Futures contracts
• Options contracts

Jared Morgan
Vice-President—Global Education at StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division
Jared trains both producers and consumers commodities from around the globe on using financial contracts to manage their price-risk. Benefitting from years of personal experience in production agriculture and financial markets, Morgan creates interactive training programs designed to introduce financial tools, proven techniques, and challenge students to consider all possible outcomes when developing and analyzing risk-management strategies.

Craig Turner
Sr. Risk Management Consultant, StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division
Craig has worked with grain producers for over 14 years to help them meet their marketing, purchasing and trading needs. He excels in determining price ranges for the crop year, and developing strategies based on his analysis.

Live! January 24 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

Manage your risk or maximize your opportunity? When it comes to hedging, one size doesn’t fit all. Depending on your resources, strategies and objectives, your risk profile will vary. In this webinar, we will show you how to design a crop marketing strategy targeted to your specific farm’s goals.

• Tracking your expenses and knowing your margin
• Maximizing your hedging toolbox
• Advanced option strategies
• Putting together your dynamic crop marketing strategy

Disclaimer: Trading swaps and over-the-counter derivatives, exchange-traded derivatives and options and securities involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors

Craig Turner
Sr. Risk Management Consultant, StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division
Craig has worked with grain producers for over 14 years to help them meet their marketing, purchasing and trading needs. He excels in determining price ranges for the crop year, and developing strategies based on his analysis.

Jared Morgan
Vice-President—Global Education at StoneX Financial Inc. – FCM Division
Jared trains both producers and consumers commodities from around the globe on using financial contracts to manage their price-risk. Benefitting from years of personal experience in production agriculture and financial markets, Morgan creates interactive training programs designed to introduce financial tools, proven techniques, and challenge students to consider all possible outcomes when developing and analyzing risk-management strategies.