Free grain trading risk management course on offer with FW
© Tim Scrivener Farmers Weekly is looking for a group of farmers to help it trial a risk-management tool that in future could be offered more widely to interested businesses.
Landowners are facing cuts to area payments and volatility in commodity markets is significant, with the wheat price moving by £60/t in the past 12 months.
Experts say the information from futures markets can help farmers reduce their risk exposure when making forward-contract arrangements.
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FW has teamed up with a firm that has expertise in this sector to investigate what use UK farmers think this tool can be in their business and if it can help them make better decisions when buying and selling.
We will offer you exclusive access to an online course in risk management that would normally cost close to £1,800, as well as early sight of web tools that offer tailored advice to businesses on how to create their own hedging strategy.
In return, you will be asked to participate in a small number of calls to give your feedback to staff on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposition and how it could be improved for a UK audience.
If you are interested in taking part, please email Farmers Weekly’s associate product manager Luke Belto at luke.belto@markallengroup.com by Thursday 28 January.