2016 Farm Strong: How to Build Endurance for Commodity Cycles

What are you doing in your operation to FARM STRONG in 2017 (check all practices you've applied)

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* 1. What are you doing in your operation to FARM STRONG in 2017 (check all practices you're applied in the last 24 months):

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Alfalfa

Cotton

Sorghum

Seed Corn or Beans

Potatoes

Small Grain

Rice

Hay

Other

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* 2. Number of acres you intend to plant in 2015?

Corn

Soybeans

Wheat

Alfalfa

Cotton

Sorghum

Seed Corn or Beans

Potatoes

Small Grain

Rice

Hay

Other

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* 3. If you answered Other above, please indicate which crop(s) you intend to plant.

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* 4. Number of irrigated acres?

I do not irrigate any land

Less than 100

100-500

500-1,000

1,000-1,500

1,500-2,000

More than 2,000

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* 5. Please check all that apply:

I hire a marketing advisor

I buy crop revenue insurance on a majority of my acres

I frequently use futures contracts in my marketing plan

I frequently use options in my marketing plan

I feel comfortable forward pricing more than a year in advance

I use cash forward contracts frequently

I use basis contracts frequently

I use Hedge to Arrive contracts frequently

On-farm storage and drying are critical to my marketing plan

I have no problems getting my lender to finance all the credit I need for a hedging account

I store a significant amount of fertilizer on my farm

I use social media like Twitter or Facebook for marketing information

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* 6. Which of the following methods do you frequently use to access market prices? (Check all that apply)

Smart Phone

Tablet

Computer

Farm radio/TV

Newspaper

Satellite

Other

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* 7. When I receive a USDA survey (acreage, stocks, etc.) I usually:

Fill it out as accurately as possible

Try to fill it out accurately but have to estimate some

Fill it out with quick estimates

Give answers that reflect trends

Don't fill it out

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* 8. Have you ever used an electronic cash grain trading platform, like DTN Grains Portal or DPP Graindesk, to sell grain?

Never

I've thought about it

Occasionally

Frequently