One of the core aspects of any risk management strategy, regardless of whether you are a farmer in the Midwest or a hedge fund manager in New York City, is managing inflationary risk. Recently, the price of everything has gone up from a pound of… Read More »The Bottom Line on Inflation
Is it a chore to get ready for a meeting with your banker? Do you dread the meetings with your lender like others do going to the dentist? I hope by the end of your reading you will have a better perspective on what your… Read More »Do you have a banker on the bench?
With crop insurance decision season upon us, it had us wondering about the basics of crop insurance. We thought it would be worthwhile piecing together some of the basics on crop insurance and how our current form of crop insurance came about, defining some key… Read More »The 411 on Crop Insurance with Jeana Harms
Welcome to Moline’s Musings of Risk Management. Last time, I laid out a few scenarios talking about the risk of spring’s projected crop insurance prices being lower, especially for those with high inputs already locked in. Today, I am going to spend a little time… Read More »Moline’s Musings – A Sample Strategy
Welcome to Moline’s Musings of Risk Management, where I will dive into some really practical things that farmers can do to increase their profitability long term. My goal with this blog is to share practical grain marketing tips that any farmer can take advantage of,… Read More »Moline’s Musings – Spring Crop Insurance
As we roll into 2022, it’s time you may be thinking of your New Year’s resolutions. For a few months out of the year, we’re bombarded with various dieting commercials and advertisements from your local gym about “getting fit”; and we’re hit on all fronts.… Read More »New Year’s Resolution: Market grain like a CEO
Farmers Risk was launched in 2021 with one goal in mind: democratize the way farmers manage risk, and give them the tools to do so. This all sounds great in theory, but how did we set out to go about doing this? Well, we thought… Read More »The Story of Farmers Risk