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January 1, 2011
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NORTH CENTRAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
EXTENSION COMMITTEE
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October 4, 2011
Agribusiness Papers
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Yet these success stories mask the troubles of an economy stuck in neutral, with gross domestic product
growing at about 1.6%, unemployment rates hovering around 9%, average mortgage delinquency rate in
excess of 5.3% and stock markets exhibiting wild fluctuations on a weekly basis. The positive financial
news does not tell the story of the construction industry, for example, whose unemployment rate
almost 14% and enduring a loss in excess of 23% in its value added between 2007 and 2010, estimated
from Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis data. The industries with the success
stories have excellent global mobility while those struggling are those constrained to operate
domestically. The mobility affords the companies in these industries the ability to move resources
around to service customers wherever they are. Cargill’s Chairman and CEO, Greg Page, observes in the
explanatory notes to the company’s 2011 performance that “Cargill sought to be a ‘port in the storm’ for
our customers, sourcing food and feedstuffs from multiple origins, handling the logistics, managing the
risk and delivering reliably.”7
Research Purpose and Method
The global nature and the complexity of the recession are making traditional fiscal and monetary
solutions stubbornly ineffective. Yet, the uncertain environment engenders significant opportunities for
businesses and the leaders who have nurtured resources and capabilities to be a “port in the storm” for
their companies to create value and dampen the effects of the turbulence and the challenges.
While it is the government’s job to solve macroeconomic problems, corporate leaders have the
responsibility of ensuring their organizations thrive regardless of the macroeconomic conditions.
Despite this, the general media story line is that business leaders are waiting for the government to
unleash the economy from its shackles so they can invest and hire people. Although this has become an
oft‐repeated refrain, it is prudent to assess its veracity within the agri‐food and agribusiness sector. To
this end, the overall objective of this research is to identify the extent to which agri‐food and
agribusiness leaders see their performance as dependent on the overall performance of the
macroeconomy. The outcome will provide insights on assumptions and perceptions agribusiness and
agri‐food business leaders form about the policy environment and will provide the foundation for
defining solutions to enhance their companies’ strategic capabilities.
To achieve the objective, an online survey was conducted between August 29 and September 5, 2011.
Participation in the survey was limited to specifically‐invited 175 agribusiness and agri‐food business
leaders across the country. The response rate was 57.7% (101), a much higher response rate than is
usually achieved in Internet surveys.
The Respondents
Respondents included agricultural producers (about 38.6%), food processors, distributors and retailers
(25%) and industry service providers (36.5%), primarily seed and genetic suppliers, financial services,
and consultants. About 49% of the respondents’ companies had sales of $4 million or less while 42%
had sales in excess of $10 million. The remaining 9% had sales between $4 and $10 million. Thus, the
respondents were skewed towards small companies, the ones normally presented as being incapable of
effectively responding to the challenges of the recession because of their size and resource situation.
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July 1, 2010
Animal ID & Traceability
per head sold, what entity managed the
system (e.g., government … advanced traceability system managed by a
nongovernmental entity … Producers are sensitive to price, managing entity and
information requirements …
September 25, 2013
Risk Management Strategies
their marketing and risk
management decisions. The risk of loss … 2014, regardless of the Risk Management Agency
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December 1, 2003
Leasing Papers
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August 8, 2016
Breakout session presentations
who rely on the contract to manage price risk worry that this … Economics|
Why all the concern?
• One way to manage cash market risk (in any year) is by using futures markets to hedge• … Producers selling slaughter cattle can hedge the sale using the CME Live Cattle Contract• The risk management strategy depends on basis—the difference between cash and futures prices
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August 18, 2016
General Session Presentations
of crop marketing and farm management. She grew up on a cattle … majoring in Agribusiness
Management. Her PhD in Economics is … this downturn, producers’ management strategies, and global
economic …
Breakout Sessions
values, crop land cash leases, management factors impacting farm profitability … of crop marketing and farm management. She grew up on a cattle … majoring in Agribusiness
Management. Her PhD in Economics is …
December 20, 2024
Land Buying and Valuing
Society of
Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and … Roehm, KSFMRA Sales Data Manager,
for countless hours in … American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers® (ASFMRA® …
March 1, 2007
Dairy
of the 2007 Western Dairy Management
Conference, Reno, NV. March … i.e., capital, labor, and management), where the average returns … identify
those traits or management styles that are profitable …