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Instructions for downloading: (if you would like to download site)

General Source Materials
    Agribiz: Excellent Links
    University Of Illinois & North Central Risk Management Education Center "Farm Docs"
    University Of Illinois AgMAS project ( unbiased information and evaluation of the pricing peroformance, risk and marketing style of Advisory Services)
    National AgRisk Education Library
    Weather and market updates
    Risk Management Education (Risk Management Agency/USDA)
    USDA Building a Risk Management Plan
 
Speciality Crops
    National AgRisk Education Library Speciality Crop Library
    Direct Farm Marketing and Tourism Handbook
Cornell Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program

Grain and Livestock Outlook

    What is market telling us about price risk exposure?
    The Andersons Grain Division
    Michigan Agricultural Commodities Inc.
    Jim Hilker's Outlook Page and Balance Sheet (MSU)
    Iowa State University Farm Outlook Newsletter
   University of Illinois/Purdue  Weekly Outlook Report
    Kansas State University Research and Extension Risk Management Education Home Page
    University Of Virginia Wayne Purcell Weekly Commodity Market Report
    Agribiz Markets and Analysis
    Weekly State Crop Condition and Weather Reports

Crop Insurance, Policies, Rates
   Risk Management Agency (Crop Policies, Tools, Calculators, Publications, About RMA)
   Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot Crop Insurance
   Crop Insurance policies (policies reinsured by RMA/USDA)

Human Resources Management
   Vera Bitsch's Michigan State University Web Page
 

Futures, Options on Futures, and Forward Contracts
     Options Calculator (A joint project of AgriBiz & The Office for Futures and Options Research)
 
Michigan Acreage, Yield, and Price Data
    Michigan Agriculture Statistics