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The Rice StuffThe ROI of Rice CheckoffThe check off program is at times controversial, but do growers who pay into the program (and even those who don't) receive a good value for what they contribute? In this episode, Michael talks with Dr. Lanier Nalley, professor of ag economics at the University of Arkansas about his research into the ROI of the Arkansas check-off. Growers see orders of magnitude of return for every dollar - returns that are the stuff of legend. With special guest: Dr. Lawton Lanier Nalley, Professor & Director, Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence, Graduate Program Coordinator
2025-03-2535 min
Relevant RiskEp. 27 Farmer Marketing, Perspectives of Consultant Trey MorrisTrey Morris, owner of Morris Crop Marketing LLC, discusses farmer marketing strategies. Trey is a crop marketing expert, and his company provides crop marketing services focused on the Delta.
2024-06-2232 minRelevant RiskEp. 26 Perspectives on Farmer MarketingJason Wheeler and Roger Gattis discuss their thoughts with Andy McKenzie on farmer marketing strategies.
2023-12-1537 minRelevant RiskEp. 25 Crop Markets and Risk Management ConsiderationsJohn Anderson and Aaron Smith (University of Tennessee) discuss the crop market situation and outlook along with seasonal market risk factors.
2023-10-2741 min
That Farm LifeThe Stresses of Agribusiness with Dr. John AndersonThis week on 'That Farm Life,' Stan interviews Dr. John Anderson. John serves as Professor and Head of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department and Director of the Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas. John has over 20 years of experience in agricultural economics and has much wisdom to offer farmers during stressful seasons.We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at aghealth@williamsbu.edu!That...
2023-09-2528 minRelevant RiskEp. 24 Prevented Planting Provisions in the Federal Crop Insurance ProgramHunter Biram joins John Anderson to discuss what producers need to know about prevented planting coverage in crop insurance products.
2023-09-1324 minRelevant RiskEp. 23 Crop Market Update and Pre-Harvest Risk Management ConsiderationsJohn Anderson and Aaron Smith (University of Tennessee Associate Professor and Extension Specialist) discuss factors affecting corn, soybean, and cotton markets this summer and look ahead to risk management challenges as harvest time approaches.
2023-08-0330 minRelevant RiskEp 22. Do Large Export Sales Reports Move Futures Prices?John Anderson and Andy McKenzie talk about information in government reports that change market expectations and drive futures prices. Andy discusses some of his most recent research on the topic, which investigates if large export sales of US grains to China impact futures prices.
2023-06-1336 minRelevant RiskEp. 21 How Policy Influences Risk to Agricultural ProductionAndrew McKenzie, Trey Malone, and Aleks Schaefer discuss about research on public policy impacts on agricultural risks.
2023-05-0435 minRelevant RiskEp. 20 Jason Wheeler of White Commercial Corporation Talks about Basis TradingAndrew McKenzie, John Anderson, and Jason Wheeler discuss the fundamentals of grain marketing, including the role of grain elevators in the grain supply chain.
2023-04-1047 minRelevant RiskEp. 19 Arkansas Crop Insurance Prices and High Risk Rates.John Anderson, Andrew McKenzie, and Hunter Biram discuss crop insurance issues including current price guarantees on Arkansas row crops and rate adjustments on RMA-designated higher-risk areas.
2023-03-1627 minRelevant RiskEp. 18 Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Impacts on Egg MarketsAgricultural Economics & Agribusiness Department faculty members with the University of Arkansas System, Jada Thompson and John Anderson, discuss the ongoing highly-pathogenic avian influenza outbreak and its impact on egg prices.
2023-02-0825 minRelevant RiskEp. 17 Review of 2022 Commodity MarketsJohn Anderson, Andy McKenzie, James Mitchell, and Hunter Biram review the major events and issues affecting markets for Arkansas commodities in 2022 and look ahead to prospects for 2023.
2022-12-1928 min
Un día como hoy en la músicaEfemérides del 22 de noviembreDía del músico
Se celebra el 22 de noviembre, para festejar a los músicos, la fecha conmemora la muerte de santa Cecilia (personaje medio legendario, mártir del cristianismo y patrona de los músicos). Algunas fuentes mencionan que se debe a pintores del siglo XV que Santa Cecilia sea vinculada con la música, ya que en sus cuadros la mostraban tocando el arpa y otros instrumentos. Esta celebración se inició un 22 de noviembre de 1570 con un festejo realizado en la localidad francesa de Evreux (Normandía), con un torneo de compositores. Desde 1695 se comenz...
2022-11-2227 minRelevant RiskEp. 16 Price Risk Management in the Dairy IndustryJohn Anderson and Andy McKenzie are joined by Rachel Barry, risk management specialist with Dairy Farmers of America and alumnae of the agricultural economics and agribusiness department, to discuss risk management tools and challenges in the dairy sector.
2022-11-0833 minRelevant RiskEp. 15 James McWard of Viserion Grain, LLC Talks Grain Merchandising and the Mississippi River MarketIn this episode James McWard talks about his grain merchandising career experiences with Viserion Grain, LLC. In particular he discusses the marketing challenges brought about by the record low 2022 water levels on the Mississippi River.
2022-10-2726 minRelevant RiskEp. 14 Discussion of Commodity Marketing & Risk Management Research Topics with Joe Janzen, University of IllinoisJohn Anderson and Andy McKenzie discuss current research on a variety of commodity and risk management topics with Joe Janzen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois.
2022-10-2628 minRelevant RiskEp. 13 Mississippi River Transport Disruptions and Commodity Market ImpactsJohn Anderson, Andy McKenzie, and Hunter Biram discuss the impact of reduced Mississippi River barge traffic on Arkansas grain markets.
2022-10-1024 minRelevant RiskEp. 12 Margin Protection Insurance for RiceDirector of the Fryar Center John Anderson sat down with Assistant Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist Hunter Biram to discuss a relatively new crop insurance product on the market — margin protection insurance for rice.
2022-09-3023 minRelevant RiskEp. 11 Long-term Impacts of the 2022 Drought on the Cattle MarketJohn Anderson and James Mitchell discuss the impact of the 2022 drought on the U.S. cattle herd and how it is likely to affect the cattle market in coming years.
2022-08-2530 min
Capitol & ScottCapitol & Scott: Extreme weather and Arkansas agriculture, Part 1 — A farmer’s storyAs Arkansas farmers are preparing for the upcoming fall harvest season, they’re also reeling from one of the worst droughts in recent history.
Extreme heat and dry weather have plagued the industry this summer, causing Gov. Asa Hutchinson to appeal to the federal government for emergency assistance for the more than dozen counties now classified as disaster areas because of the excessive heat paired with no rain.
This year’s summertime drought is a weather event that forms part of a larger climate change pattern that’s impacting farmers in Arkansas. Wetter springs and hot, dry...
2022-08-1126 minRelevant RiskEp. 10 Market Impacts of the Acreage report and Update on Crop ProgressJohn Anderson and Scott Stiles discuss the market reaction to the June 30 Acreage report and its implications for the 2022 crop. Their conversation also touches on emerging production risks for the Arkansas crop and implications for farmer risk management decisions.
2022-07-0822 minRelevant RiskEp. 9 Risk Management Challenges in Value-Added AgricultureJohn Anderson and Trey Malone, a new faculty member in AEAB, discuss the unique risk management challenges facing producers entering into value-added agricultural enterprises.
2022-06-2727 minRelevant RiskEp. 8 Impacts of the Current Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza OutbreakJohn Anderson, Andrew McKenzie, and James Mitchell with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Jada Thompson with the University of Tennessee discuss the farm- and market-level impacts of the ongoing outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry operations.The following materials and/or data sources were referenced in this Relevant Risk episode:USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Avian Influenza web page, https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza
2022-05-1037 minRelevant RiskEp. 7 Arkansas Crop Market UpdateJohn Anderson, Andrew McKenzie, and Scott Stiles – economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture – discuss the current market situation for Arkansas’ major commercial row crops.
2022-05-0531 minRelevant RiskEp. 6 Forage Risk ManagementJohn Anderson, James Mitchell (University of Arkansas), and Josh Maples (Mississippi State University) discuss crop insurance instruments available to help livestock producers manage forage production risk. This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA through a grant from the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center under Award Number 2021-70027-34722.
2022-04-1931 minRelevant RiskEp. 5 Commodity Market Implications of the Russia/Ukraine ConflictJohn Anderson, Andy McKenzie, Alvaro Durand-Morat and James Mitchell with the Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness department explore potential agricultural market implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The following materials and/or data sources were referenced in this Relevant Risk episode:The Story of Rising Fertilizer Prices by Aaron Smith (UC-Davis), https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/story-rising-fertilizer-pricesDepartment of Energy, Energy Information Administration, https://www.eia.gov/USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Arkansas Daily Grain Bids, https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2960.pdfCME Group Grain and Oilseed futures quotes, h...
2022-03-0934 minRelevant RiskEp. 4 Managing Input Costs for the 2022 Crop: Fertilizer (w/ Ark. Row Crops Radio)John Anderson and Mike Popp from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness are joined by Trent Roberts, U of A System Division of Agriculture soil fertility specialist, to discuss soil fertility management in an environment of record high fertilizer costs. Visit fryar-risk-center.uada.edu for more information.
2022-02-1524 minRelevant RiskEp. 3 Applied Risk Management in the Poultry IndustryJohn Anderson and Andy McKenzie with the Fryar Price Risk Management Center talk with Ed Fryar, founder of the Center, about his experience with risk assessment and risk management over the course of his career in the poultry industry.
2022-02-0151 minRelevant RiskEp. 2 Price Discovery Issues in the Fed Cattle MarketJohn Anderson and James Mitchell discuss the cattle and beef markets, focusing on calls for policy intervention related to fed cattle pricing practices.
2022-01-2141 minRelevant RiskEp. 1 Introducing the Relevant Risk PodcastWelcome to Relevant Risk from the Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence. In this inaugural episode, director of the Fryar Center John Anderson sat down with Andrew McKenzie, the associate director of the Center, to introduce the podcast and discuss the overall aims of the Fryar Risk Management Center of Excellence.
2022-01-1311 min