Ag producer risk management conference set March 6

The Delaware Farm Bureau will team with the University of Delaware’s Cooperative Extension to host a risk-management conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, March 6, at the Paradee Center in Dover.

To help families and agriculture professionals better understand the risks and opportunities available during farming, topics will include trends in crop insurance, grain marketing opportunities, input cost management, and personal and family risks.

"Mitigating production risk is one of the most challenging aspects of agricultural production, especially during times of extreme volatility like in 2022. This conference will discuss several different management strategies to help plan for and mitigate risks to farming businesses in the current environment of 2023 and beyond. Topics discussed include enterprise budgets, fertilizer markets, grain marketing, USDA programs, transition planning and more," said Nate Bruce, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension farm business management specialist. "Participants should feel more comfortable about managing production risks as a result of attending the conference."

Delaware Farm Bureau Executive Director Don Clifton said, “It’s important to analyze our farming operations to know where we’ve been and where we want to take our businesses in the future. As farmers, that means we have to really understand not only the risks associated with agriculture, but also the opportunities that are available. We hope this conference can shed light on some of these topics that tend to be a little harder to grasp."

For more information or to register, call 302-697-3183 or go to defb.org.