Business and agronomy strategies for low commodity prices
Given lower organic commodity prices, how can farmers be economically sustainable with prices as they are now? In times of lower grain prices farmers often adapt by considering changes to their agronomy, marketing, and financing. In this call we will speak with organic professionals who have lots of experience responding to adversity in the market, and can share ways that farmers can adapt in periods of low prices. Tune in to learn from experts and to ask them your own questions, so that you can better understand the strategies available to the farmers you work with.
This is a free Zoom Event!
“This call will pick the brains of organic marketing experts to share strategies farmers can use to deal with this period of low organic grain prices.”
SPEAKERS
Scott Sinner, SB&B Foods
Scott Sinner is a Partner/Owner of SB&B Foods, LLC and Procurement Manager for the Company, where he manages over 75,000 acres of contracted soybean production across the Upper Midwest with a focus on North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Scott also administers SB&B's proprietary genetics program as well as assisting the Company's food soybean sales team. Scott joined SB&B Foods, LLC in 2003. Scott also serves on the Agronomy Action Team for Specialty Soya & Grains Alliance and has previously served on the Organic Advisory Council for the ND Dept. of Agriculture. Scott represents SB&B on the Board of Directors of the Sinner Bresnahan Healthy Kids Initiative, volunteers for the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and is current president of the Board of Directors for the Moorhead Country Club. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a BA in Secondary Education. Scott lives in Fargo, ND with his wife Stephanie. In his spare time, Scott enjoys golf, travel, movies and is a sports enthusiast.
Lynn Brakke, certified organic farmer
Owner and operator of Lynn Brakke Organic Farms in Moorhead, MN.
Sam Oschwald Tilton, Facilitator
“I have worked with organic farmers all over the US and Canada to understand production systems and solve weed management issues. This past season, on farms and in winter conferences, I spoke with as many farmers and ag professionals as I could to understand the questions that organic producers have, and the experts that they’d like to learn from. Those conversations helped me identify the topics and guests for this series. I am excited to bring together a wide range of farmers and ag professionals from many backgrounds, all of whom have an experienced perspective to share. In each call I look forward to having an intelligent conversation with the guest that introduces the topic to those who are unfamiliar and also dives deep to bring further understanding and clear tips to listeners. After the conversation we’ll take questions from listeners, so that they can communicate directly with each guest to get the answers that they need. My goal for this call series is to provide crucial information on topics facing organic and transition-curious farmers, in an approachable conversation that listeners can easily listen to during their lunch hour.”
Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number 2022-38640-37486 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC22-215. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.