Disclaimer: This web page is designed to aid farmers with their marketing and risk management decisions. The risk of loss in trading futures, options, forward contracts, and hedge-to-arrive can be substantial and no warranty is given or implied by the author or any other party. Each farmer must consider whether such marketing strategies are appropriate for his or her situation. This web page does not represent the views of Kansas State University. 
Disclosure:  Dr. Barnaby’s research was the basis for the privately developed Crop Revenue Coverage.

Dr. Art Barnaby conducting an Extension Education Workshop.
Art’s workshops are customized to fit the needs of the area,
but outlines of Art’s workshops are located on the WEB
page under Education.  
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gold, KSU Extension, Stevens County)

Workshop participants are completing some of the worksheets
provided by Art.  Art’s programs work best for activity
learners.  The workshops are not for passive learners that
want to listen to a lecture.
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gold, KSU Extension, Stevens County)

Workshop participants asking questions and making comments.
(Photo courtesy of Gary Gold, KSU Extension, Stevens County)

Dr. Art Barnaby conducting a Master Marketing Program
in Texas.  Art conducts a limited number of workshops
outside of Kansas each year.  This year’s list of in-State
and out-of-State seminars are located on the WEB
page under Education.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

A group of Texas Growers in a CRM\RAM workshop.
Enrollment in some workshops are limited because of 
the intensive one on one work.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

Art explaining how crop insurance and market tools can
work together to reduce financial risk.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

Dr. Bill Tierney explaining how markets work.
Art often team teaches with Dr. Bill Tierney.
However, Art and Bill conduct the CRM\RAM
and other workshops alone because of 
travel costs and date availability.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

Bill explaining a technical point of the market,
while Art helps a participant complete his worksheet.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

Sometime we both talk.  It is hard to contain our
enthusiasm!  
(Photo courtesy of Mark Waller, Texas A&M U.)

This guy need to lose 10 pounds!
(Yes, that is me)  
(Photo courtesy of Henrique Oliveira, Swiss Re)

An Insurance Seminar in Brazil organized by Swiss Re.
Notice that some participants have on language head
sets, because Art can only speak English.  While this
is clearly a limitation, Art has presented seminars to
groups from Mexico, Japan, China, Brazil and many
other countries.
(Photo courtesy of Henrique Oliveira, Swiss Re) 

The primary issue for the foreign groups is the
alternative USA crop insurance contracts and
USA government price support programs.
(Photo courtesy of Henrique Oliveira, Swiss Re)

A photo of the Swiss Re seminar group in Brazil.
Art was one of the presenters.
(Photo courtesy of Henrique Oliveira, Swiss Re)