Article: VIRGINIA AGENCIES TO HOST FUTURES, ASSUMPTIONS, RISKS, AND MARKETING 101 WORKSHOP SERIES FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS

BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 5 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service invite Virginia dairy farmers to attend a series of free seminars on managing risk in the dairy business. Workshops will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on six consecutive Thursdays, Oct. 15 to Nov. 19.

The six futures, assumptions, risks, and marketing (FARM) 101 workshops will address futures and options contracts, trading on the Chicago Board of Exchange, forward pricing, ...

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