Dairy Lending & Risk Management Workshop
The Center for Dairy Excellence hosted a Dairy Lending and Risk Management Workshop on Tuesday, October 25, in Harrisburg, Pa. The event was held in conjunction with the Annual Crop Insurance Conference, hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Risk Management Agency. About 65 people attended the event, which offered insight for ag lenders and others who work in the financial end of the dairy industry on what the next 12 months in dairy will look like.
Presentations from the Dairy Lending & Risk Management Workshop:
"Dairy Lending: What Can We Learn from California"
Curt Covington, Bank of the West
Covington's workshops:
-- Sustainability Test
-- Options Worksheet
"What Should a Lender Know about Cost of Production"
Dr. Virginia Ishler, Penn State Dairy Extension Team
"Understanding the AgChoice Dairy Profit Analyzer"
Mike Hosterman and Gary Anderson, AgChoice
"Risk Management Tools and Strategies for 2012"
Ed Gallagher, Dairylea
"Dairy Lending: What Can We Learn from California"
Curt Covington, Bank of the West
Covington's workshops:
-- Sustainability Test
-- Options Worksheet
"What Should a Lender Know about Cost of Production"
Dr. Virginia Ishler, Penn State Dairy Extension Team
"Understanding the AgChoice Dairy Profit Analyzer"
Mike Hosterman and Gary Anderson, AgChoice
"Risk Management Tools and Strategies for 2012"
Ed Gallagher, Dairylea