Growing the Future

What is a Grain Market Coach with Derek Squair

Episode Summary

The business of farming is much more than putting seeds in the ground and taking it off in the fall. It's all the business decisions of land.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Growing the Future Podcast, Dan chats with Derek Squair, Aberhart Farms Market Advisor. Derek has been a great resource and a trusted advisor for Aberhart farms. Having Derek's guidance and expertise in making major decisions in Aberhart farms since 2006 has been invaluable. In this episode, Derek shares his opinion and assessment of the current and future market.

In this episode, you will learn:

What exactly is a market coach. What is Derek’s role as a grain market coach? and why farmers should have one close by.
What problems a market coach can help producers solve
Why some grain farms will have significant earnings while comparable size grain farms in other locations will be experiencing devastating losses this year
The way the current climate in the farming industry is changing the way risk is allocated between grain companies and producers.
The great advantages of having a board of advisors and coaches at your disposal
What new market opportunities are raising for grain producers
What is the difference between organic, sustainable, and regenerative
Derek’s opinions about carbon markets
Why does a market coach focus so much on the cost of production
The way producers protect themselves contractually when they don’t produce the quantities agreed upon in the presale.

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