The Renk Agribusiness Institute
The Renk Agribusiness Institute manages and coordinates agribusiness teaching, research, and extension/outreach at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the School of Business and UW Extension, and serves as a focal point for scholarly activity relating to agribusiness on the UW-Madison campus.
Program on Dairy Markets and Policy
The Program on Dairy Markets and Policy was chosen by the Farm Service Agency to develop a web based decision tool to help producers make their participation selection. Their work and educational efforts are supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, under Agreement No. 58-0510-4-002 N.
Join Leonard Polzin, Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach Specialist, and Brenda Boetel, Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist, as they discuss how to effectively glean and utilize information provided in market outlooks. The Extension Specialists will share how to recognize the facts that are the most influential to your farm’s bottom line and how to use those […]
Throughout the year, farmers have opportunities to listen to agricultural market outlooks. However, utilizing the information from an outlook, such as a historical perspective on production and yield, current marketing trends, and future weather patterns, may be challenging for a farmer to adopt for their farm business.
A grain marketing plan works with a farm’s production plan to identify a farmer’s specific price objectives as the production and/or storage season progresses. The marketing plan also identifies strategies available to achieve these specific price objectives.
As part of the 2018 Farm Bill, each year farmers can make a decision with regard to the commodity support programs ARC (Agriculture Risk Coverage) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage). For the 2021 crop year, sign up is currently ongoing, with the March 15, 2021 deadline rapidly approaching. According to Paul Mitchell, UW Ag & Applied Economics Professor and Extension Specialist, the decision this year is clear and recommendations are provided based on commodity prices and program details. If you have not already visited your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to make your election for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program and to sign your annual enrollment contract, you should call and make your appointment now.
