Everyone is searching for the “perfect” grain marketing strategy.
I hate to rain on your parade, but this doesn’t exist.
From your amount grain storage to your balance sheet to your appetite for risk, what works for your neighbor likely isn’t the ideal plan for you.
You need to find a strategy that allows you to proactively lock in profitable prices while “checking the boxes” across your operation. This is the process that we talk about in the webinar below. Check it out!
You can also check out a variety of grain marketing articles on our blog. A few of them are listed below this post.
Nick Horob
Passionate about farm finances, software, and assets that produce cash flow (oil wells/farmland/rentals). U of MN grad.
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