The Advanced Topic Series (ATS) are one and two day short courses that were created to enhance producers’ risk management skills and improve their profitability. The ATS provide more in-depth coverage of topics related to the specialties of many of the Master Marketer speakers. The ATS was made possible from a grant from Risk Management Agency/Risk Management Education – USDA. From January through February 2010, ATS programs covered the following five topics:
Developing This Year’s Marketing Plan for Feedgrains, Part 1 and Part 2
Profit Maximizing: Crop Insurance and Risk Management Decisions
Selecting, Developing, and Working a Technically Based Marketing Plan, Part 1 and Part 2
Identifying Weather Risk and Incorporating It into Your Marketing Plan