Curriculm Guide

Risk Management Curriculum Guide

The Fact Sheets and Overheads listed on this page have been moved to the following page:

http://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/library/risk-management-curriculum-guide.html

Fact Sheets:

The extension economists from Texas A&M and Kansas State have prepared a series of fact sheets. The fact sheets can serve as the primary teaching material for a topic or as a follow-up to a speaker who has covered the topic. (Also included later in this section are curriculum guides and overheads to be used by anyone teaching one of the topics covered in these fact sheets.)

Marketing Organizations and Strategies - Fact Sheets
RM1-2	Niche Markets
RM1-3	Retained Ownership Strategies for Cattlemen
RM1-4	Analyzing Replacement Stock Alternatives
RM1-6	Contracts as a Risk Management Tool
RM1-8	Adding Value to Agricultural Products
RM1-9	Beef Cattle Marketing Alliances
RM1-11	Fed Cattle Grid Pricing
Price Risk - Fact Sheets
RM2-1	Introduction to Futures Markets
RM2-2	Introduction to Options
RM2-3	Knowing and Managing Grain Basis
RM2-4	Livestock Basis
RM2-5	Seasonality and Its Affects on Crop Markets
RM2-6	How To Construct a Seasonal Index
RM2-7	Livestock Seasonal Price Variation
RM2-8	Selecting and Working With a Broker
RM2-11	Obtaining and Using USDA Market and Production Reports
RM2-12	Hedging with a Put Option
RM2-13	Using Options to Hedge Farm and Ranch Inputs
RM2-14	Selling Hedge with Futures
RM2-15	Buying Hedge with Futures
RM2-17	The Minimum Price Contract
RM2-18	The Window Strategy with Options
RM2-19	"Bear" Put Spread
RM2-20	"Bull" Call Spread
RM2-22	Rolling Up a Put Option as Prices Increase
RM2-24	Technical Analysis of Commodity Markets: Emphasis on Bar Charts
RM2-25	Technical Analysis: Alternatives to Chart Analysis
RM2-29	Factors Affecting Option Premium Values
RM2-30	Post-Harvest Marketing Alternatives
RM2-32	Definitions of Marketing Terms
RM2-33	Specifications of Futures & Options Contract
RM2-34	Organizing a Marketing Club
RM2-35	Hedging Milk with BFP Futures and Options
RM2-37	How USDA Forecasts Production and Supply/Demand
RM2-38	Considerations When Using Grain Contracts
RM2-40	Milk Futures Options and Basis
RM2-41	The Uniqueness of Milk Pricing
RM2-42	Cheese Prices
Business Planning/Budgeting - Fact Sheets
RM3-1	Business Plan for Agricultural Producers
RM3-3	Developing a Marketing Plan
RM3-9	Business Entity Planning
RM3-10	Making Decisions with Enterprise Budget
RM3-12	Strategic Planning for Landowners
RM3-13	SPA
RM3-14	BudPro — Budget Projection Software
RM3-17	Family Budgets
RM3-18	Crop Management Factors: What is Important?
RM3-19	Managing your Farm and Ranch Operation
RM3-20	Farm and Ranch Business Management Functions
Production Risk - Fact Sheets
RM4-6	Multi-peril Crop Insurance
RM4-8	Crop Revenue Coverage
RM4-9	Income Protection
RM4-10	Group Risk Plan
RM4-11	Crop Insurance Terms
Financial Risk - Fact Sheets
RM5-4	Leasing vs. Buying Farm Machinery
RM5-5	Balance Sheet - A Financial Management Tool
RM5-6	Income Statement — A Financial Management Tool
RM5-7	Cash Flow Projection for Operating Loan Determination
RM5-9	Borrowing in a Risky Environment
RM5-10	Financial Management: The Key to Farm-Firm Business Management
RM5-11	Financial and Economic Terms
RM5-12	Determining Cropland Cash Rental Arrangements
RM5-13	Determining Cropland Share Rental Arrangements
RM5-14	Farmland Ownership
RM5-16	Financial Management: Cash vs. Accrual Accounting
Farm Policy and International Trade - Fact Sheets
RM6-1	Impacts of the 1996 Farm Bill on Price and Income Risk
RM6-3	Farm Bill Options
RM6-4	U.S. Agriculture and International Trade
RM6-5	Managing Risk in a Dynamic World Economy
RM6-6	Macroeconomic Policy Impacts on Exchange Rates and Trade
RM6-7	Agricultural Trade and the U.S. Economy
RM6-8	North American Free Trade and U.S. Agriculture
Legal/Regulatory - Fact Sheets
RM7-1	Environmental Laws Affecting Farmers and Ranchers
RM7-5	Farm Income Taxation
RM7-6	Federal Estate Taxation
RM7-8	Legal Issues Involving Cash Forward Grain Contracts
RM7-20	Bankruptcy and Non-Bankruptcy Alternatives for Dealing with Financial Stress on Texas Farms and Ranches
Human Resource Management - Fact Sheets
RM8-1	Farm and Ranch Personnel Management
RM8-3	Human Resource Management: Employee Attraction and Selection Guide
RM8-5	Human Resource Management: Employee Compensation Guide

Curriculum Guides and Overheads:

The companion curriculum guides and overheads were developed to support those who plan to lead the discussion of one of the topics covered in the above fact sheets. These additional materials are designed to assist in the teaching of these topics by suggesting: 1) important points to include in the discussion, 2) questions to ask 3) possible speakers and other resources and 4) an outline of the topic in bullet format suitable for use as overheads. All those listed are available now.

Marketing Organizations and Strategies - Curriculum Guides
RM 1-2	Niche Marketing
RM 1-3	Retained Ownership Strategies for Cattlemen
RM 1-4	Analyzing Replacement Stock Alternatives
RM 1-6	Contracts as a Risk Management Tool
RM 1-8	Adding Value to Agricultural Products
RM 1-9	Beef Cattle Marketing Alliances
RM1-11	Fed Cattle Grid Pricing
Price Risk - Curriculum Guides
RM 2-1	Introduction to Futures Markets
RM 2-2	Introduction to Options
RM 2-3	Knowing and Managing Grain Basis
RM 2-4	Livestock Basis
RM 2-5	Seasonality and Its Affects on Crop Markets
RM 2-6	How To Construct a Seasonal Index
RM 2-7	Livestock Seasonal Price Variation
RM 2-8	Selecting and Working with a Broker
RM2-11	Obtaining and Using USDA Market and Production Reports
RM 2-12	Hedging with a Put Option
RM 2-13	Using Options to Hedge Farm and Ranch Inputs
RM 2-14	Selling Hedge with Futures
RM 2-15	Buying Hedge with Futures
RM 2-17	The Minimum Price Contract
RM 2-18	The Window Strategy with Options
RM 2-19	"Bear" Put Spread
RM 2-20	Using a Bull Call Spread
RM2-24	Technical Analysis of Commodity Markets: Emphasis on Bar Charts
RM 2-25	Technical Analysis: Alternatives to Chart Analysis
RM 2-29	Factors Affecting Option Premium Values
RM 2-30	Post-Harvest Marketing Alternatives
RM 2-34	Organizing a Marketing Club
RM 2-35	Hedging Milk with BFP Futures and Options
RM 2-37	How USDA Forecasts Production and Supply/Demand
RM 2-38	Considerations When Using Grain Contracts
Business Planning/Budgeting - Curriculum Guides
RM 3-3	Developing a Marketing Plan
RM 3-10	Making Decisions with Enterprise Budgets
RM 3-14	BudPro — Budget Projection Software
RM 3-17	Family Budgets
RM 3-19	Managing Your Farm and Ranch Operation
RM 3-20	Farm and Ranch Business Management Functions
Production Risk - Curriculum Guides
RM 4-6	Multi-peril Crop Insurance
RM 4-8	Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC)
RM 4-9	Income Protection (IP) Insurance
RM 4-10	Group Risk Insurance (GRP) Insurance
Financial Risk - Curriculum Guides
RM 5-4	Leasing vs. Buying Farm Machinery
RM 5-5	Balance Sheet - A Financial Management Tool
RM 5-6	Income Statement - A Financial Management Tool
RM 5-7	Cash Flow Projection for Operating Loan Determination
RM 5-9	Borrowing in a Risky Environment
RM 5-10	Financial Management: The Key to Farm-Firm Business Management
RM 5-12	Determining Cropland Cash Rental Arrangements
RM 5-13	Determining Cropland Share Rental Arrangements
RM 5-14	Farmland Ownership
Farm Policy and International Trade - Curriculum Guides
RM 6-1	Impacts of the 1996 Farm Bill on Price and Income Risk
RM 6-3	Farm Bill Options
RM 6-4	U.S. Agriculture and International Trade
RM 6-5	Managing Risk in a Dynamic World Economy
RM 6-6	Macroeconomic Policy Impacts on Exchange Rates and Trade
RM 6-7	Agricultural Trade and the U.S. Economy
RM 6-8	North American Free Trade and U.S. Agriculture
Legal/Regulatory - Curriculum Guides
RM 7-1	Environmental Laws Affecting Farmers and Ranchers
RM 7-5	Farm Income Taxation
RM 7-6	Federal Estate Taxation
RM 7-8	Legal Issues Involving Cash Forward Grain Contracts
Human Resource Management - Curriculum Guides
RM 8-1	Farm and Ranch Personnel Management
RM 8-3	Human Resource Management: Employee Attraction and Selection Guide
RM 8-5	Human Resource Management: Employee Compensation Guide