Browsing by Author "Waller, Mark L."

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    • Corn: Grades, Standards and Types of Damage. 
      Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H.; Cummins, Richard L. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1994)
    • Crop Insurance Terms and Definitions 
      Stokes, Kenneth; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe; Barnaby, G. A. Art (2008-10-17)
      This publication is a glossary of terms used by the crop insurance industry. There are definitions for terms used in crop insurance documents and for terms pertaining to coverage levels, farming, reports, units and parties ...
    • Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) 
      Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (2008-10-17)
      Crop Revenue Coverage guarantees a stated amount of revenue based on commodity futures prices. This publication explains how CRC works and gives examples based on harvest price scenarios.
    • Developing a Marketing Plan 
      Bevers, Stan; Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H.; McCorkle, Dean (2009-03-02)
      Developing a good marketing plan will help you identify and quantify costs, set price goals, determine potential price outlook, examine production and price risk, and develop a strategy for marketing your crop. This ...
    • Factors Affecting Option Premium Values 
      Johnson, Jason; Smith, Jackie; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Waller, Mark L. (1999-06-23)
      Many factors affect option premium values. This publication list these factors and gives brief explanations of them.
    • Grain Sorghum: Grades, Standards and Types of Damage. 
      Cummins, Richard L.; Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1994)
    • Group Risk Plan (GRP) Insurance 
      Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-09)
      Group Risk Plan Insurance helps producers manage risk by insuring them against widespread loss of production. The insurance is described in detail, and examples are given for various yields and prices.
    • How to Construct a Seasonal Index 
      Tierney Jr., William I.; Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H. (1999-07-12)
      For many crops, seasonality is often the dominant factor influencing prices within a single production period. This publication explains how to construct and use several kinds of seasonal indexes for crop marketing information.
    • Income Protection (IP) Insurance 
      Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (1999-06-09)
      The Income Protection program insures producers against lost income from reductions in yield or price. Examples guide the reader through the process of selecting coverage according to different pricing scenarios.
    • Knowing and Managing Grain Basis 
      Amosson, Stephen H.; Mintert, James R.; Tierney Jr., William I.; Waller, Mark L. (1999-06-23)
      Understanding trends and/or tendencies in basis movement can help a producer make good decisions for minimizing basis risk. This publication discusses the basis itself, its variability, how to track it, and how to manage ...
    • Measuring the impact of an intensive commodity price risk management education program on agricultural producers 
      McCorkle, Dean Alexander (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)
      The purposes of the study were to measure change in knowledge, adoption of practices, and economic impact, and to investigate relationships between selected personal and business parameters, and satisfaction, knowledge, ...
    • The Minimum Price Contract 
      Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H.; Welch, Mark; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. (2008-10-17)
      A minimum price contract is one of many tools a marketer may use to better manage price and production risk while trying to achieve financial goals and objectives. This publication discusses the advantages and disadvantages ...
    • The Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Actual Production History (APH) Insurance Plan 
      Stokes, Kenneth; Barnaby, G. A. Art; Waller, Mark L.; Outlaw, Joe (2008-10-07)
      The Actual Production History insurance plan protects against crop losses from a number of causes. All aspects of this insurance are described, including reporting requirements for the producer.
    • Organizing a Marketing Club 
      Smith, Jackie; Waller, Mark L.; Anderson, Carl; Welch, Mark (2008-10-21)
      A marketing club is a group of people who usually meet once or twice a month with the common goal of increasing their knowledge of marketing and other risk management concepts. This publication offers suggestions for ...
    • Seasonality and Its Effects on Crop Markets 
      Tierney Jr., William I.; Waller, Mark L.; Amosson, Stephen H. (1999-07-12)
      Understanding crop seasonality can improve a producer's marketing skills and options. The causes of seasonality and its effects on price changes are discussed.
    • Selecting and Working with a Broker 
      Waller, Mark L.; McCorkle, Dean; Welch, Mark (2008-10-17)
      Producers who wish to trade futures or options contracts will need to work with a broker. These tips can help in selecting a broker and in forging a good working relationship.
    • Three essays on rough rice marketing 
      Taylor, Earl Lynn (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)
      This study presents three essays on rough rice marketing. The first examines the impact of quality on rough rice prices, using 1987-1991 Texas rough rice marketing sales office data. A Heckman two-stage model is used to ...
    • Using a Bear Put Spread 
      Bevers, Stan; Amosson, Stephen H.; Waller, Mark L.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. (2008-10-07)
      The Bear Put Spread is an option spread that combines buying and selling put options of the same contract month. This publication discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this marketing tool.
    • Using a Bull Call Spread 
      Bevers, Stan; Amosson, Stephen H.; Waller, Mark L.; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. (2008-10-07)
      The Bull Call Spread can be used to hedge against or to benefit from a rising market. The user buys a call option at a particular strike price and sells a call option at a higher strike price. Margin requirements, advantages ...
    • Wheat: Grades, Standards and Types of Damage. 
      Amosson, Stephen H.; Cummins, Richard L.; Waller, Mark L. (Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1994)