Hedging 101

It can be intimidating navigating risk management and understanding what is right for your business. We provide the basics of hedging to better understand the process, impacts from outside factors, common terms and more. Our guest Mike North, president of the producer division at Ever.Ag, shares hedging examples and breaks down the basics. Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza dives into the topic below with Mike:

• 1:15: Overview of hedging 
• 5:36: Farm bill and risk management  
• 9:51: Who is involved in the hedging process
• 12:36: License and reputable companies  
• 14:00: Why do businesses hedge
• 14:38: Popularity of hedging
• 15:22: Common terms
• 19:53: Outside factors that impact hedging
• 22:41 Current events and risk management
• 28:00: Examples 
• 34:05: How to get started
• 37:20: Future of hedging

Special thanks to Compeer Financial for sponsoring this episode.

About the guest

• Mike has spent nearly 30 years working with both farmers and processors or the end users of agricultural commodities to address and manage their exposure to commodity price risk. Mike applies a comprehensive approach to identifying points of risk and developing an appropriate risk management plan. Mike is currently the President of the Producer Division at Ever.Ag. 

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