Texas A&M accepting registrations for Master Marketer program
A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Master Marketer program has been scheduled for January through March 2019 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services Auditorium, 3810 4th St. in Lubbock.
Master Marketer is a national, award-winning, risk-management educational program where participants learn how to develop marketing plans, evaluate marketing alternatives, manage production and price risk, and execute a risk management and marketing plan.
A free leveling workshop on the basics of futures and options markets will be held Jan. 22, 2019, for anyone who doesn’t think they are ready for intermediate to advanced level training. The actual program and other sessions will be Jan. 23 to 24, Feb. 6 to 7, Feb. 20 to 21 and March 6 to 7.
The final date to register is Jan. 20, but Jackie Smith, program coordinator and AgriLife Extension economist in Lubbock, said interest is high, and the limited seating will be filled quickly.
The registration fee for the program is $350, which includes noon meals and educational materials. For detailed program information and to register, go online to agriliferegister.tamu.edu/MasterMarketer.
“Only 60 participants can be accepted, and we already have 40 signed up, so don’t wait to register,” Smith said.
The 64-hour curriculum is offered as four, two-day sessions held every two weeks. It is the most intensive marketing/risk management training provided by Extension anywhere in the U.S., Smith said.
Session I on Jan. 23 to 24 will review of market basics including budgets, break-evens, seasonality and the importance of a marketing plan, working with a lender, and policy.
Session II on Feb. 6 to 7 will discuss weather, livestock fundamentals, crop and livestock products and crop insurance decision aids.
Session III on Feb. 20 to 21 covers technical analysis, cotton and grain marketing issues and strategies, and tying it all together.
Session IV on Feb. 27 to 28 explores cotton and grain fundamentals, trading exercise and legal issues.
Program sponsors include AgriLife Extension, Texas Corn Producers Board, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board, Texas Wheat Producers Board, Cotton State Support Committee, Risk Management Agency/USDA and Capital Farm Credit.
For more information, contact Welch at 979-845-8011 or [email protected]; or Smith at 806-746-6101 or [email protected].
