In the first episode of Season 7 of Straight Talk with NDFB, hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord-Donelly get down to the nitty-gritty of marketing with Progressive Ag’s owner and founder, Ray Grabanski. Ray has several degrees in economics and law and is a recognized industry leader in risk management methods.

Progressive Ag pursues excellence in farm risk management specializing in wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflowers, dry beans, canola, potatoes, and livestock. Each year, Progressive Ag exceeds its goal of 10-20 cents per bushel more than the customer’s previous marketing plan.

In today’s episode we talk about:

• The success or failure of a farm/ranch often comes down to how good the producer is at risk management .
• Strategies to become a better risk manager in ten minutes or less.
• The best time to sell grain.
• The key to success is always found by asking the question, “How can I get better?”
• Futures price + basis price = cash price.

A new member benefit with NDFB, Progressive Ag offers invaluable ten-minute-a-week videos created to improve your risk management in ten minutes or less. Check out this and many more of Progressive Ag’s services offered to NDFB members, visit https://www.ndfb.org/benefits/progressive-ag/

Contact your host, Emmery: emmery@ndfb.org