Upcoming Grain Association Meetings

Dec 1-3, 49th Annual Montana Grain Growers Association Convention & Trade Show, Best Western Heritage Inn, Great Falls.

Dec 7-8, South Dakota Wheat Inc, Ag Horizons Conference, Ramkota River Centre, Pierre.

Dec 8-9, Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Conference, Ramada Inn & Alerus Center, Grand Forks.

Jan 10–11, North Dakota Grain Growers Convention, Ramkota Inn, Bismarck. (in conjunction with the International Durum Forum)

Experiment with Grain Marketing Free at www.commoditychallenge.com

Grain producers from across the U.S. have been participating in Commodity Challenge, an online grain marketing simulator that gives producers practical experience managing grain marketing price risk with futures, options, and cash sales in a realistic virtual environment, without any real financial risk. Participants can even test their marketing skills against others, with updated standings.  Participation is free; all you need is access to the Internet.

Commodity Challenge was developed by the Montana Grain Growers Association’s MarketManager program and the Montana Cooperative Extension Service. Other cooperators in its development included the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers and the University of Minnesota.

Toll-Free MGE Hotline Gives Daily Market Analysis

Here’s a number to put in the call log of your cell phone: 1-800-827-4746. It’s the Minneapolis Grain Exchange trader commentary hotline. Call anytime of day, and you’ll hear the recorded voice of an actual grain trader with a timely analysis of the markets. The line is updated daily after the market close, no later than 2:30 p.m. Central Time.

Get DTN at www.ndwheat.com

The North Dakota Wheat Commission offers free DTN price quotes and market news on its web site, www.ndwheat.com