Presentations
Corn and Soybean Margins
This presentation will examine marketing margins for corn and soybeans over time. Specific attention will be given to 1) how margins have changed over time, 2) how margins differ from more to less profitable farms, and 3) how much predictability there is in margins.
Speakers
Dr. Gary Schnitkey
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Univeristy of Illinois
Univeristy of Illinois
300a Mumford Hall
Urbana, IL 61801
Urbana, IL 61801
217-244-9595
BIO: Gary Schnitkey is a professor in farm management at the University of Illinois. He grew up on a grain and hog farm in Northwest Ohio. He received his B.S. from Ohio State and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has been on faculty at Ohio State and returned to the University of Illinois in 1998. Dr. Schnitkey's work centers around risk management and farm management.
You can catch this session:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 10:50am - 11:10am
