Southwest Risk Southwest Risk Management Training Management Training for Priority Commodities for Priority Commodities by Trent Teegerstrom Russell Tronstad Ursula Schuch Dept of Ag. & Resource Economics and Plant Sciences The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
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Southwest Risk Management Southwest Risk Management Training for Priority Training for Priority
CommoditiesCommodities
by
Trent TeegerstromRussell TronstadUrsula Schuch
Dept of Ag. & Resource Economics and Plant SciencesThe University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
Max Profit Subject to ConstraintsMax Profit Subject to Constraints
AcreageAcreage
CapitalCapital
Monthly Water & Labor ConstraintsMonthly Water & Labor Constraints
Water FlowWater Flow
Annual Water LimitAnnual Water Limit
Water UseWater Use
Portfolio Risk on Revenues & AcresPortfolio Risk on Revenues & Acres
RevenuesRevenues
AcreageAcreage
Absolute Dollar Risk ExposureAbsolute Dollar Risk Exposure
Dollars at RiskDollars at Risk
Crop InsuranceCrop Insurance
Solver to Maximize SolutionsSolver to Maximize Solutions
Acreage Mix of 3 ScenariosAcreage Mix of 3 Scenarios
Profitability of 3 ScenariosProfitability of 3 Scenarios
Work To Date!Work To Date!• 12 Workshops and Presentations Across
Arizona
• 1299 Individuals Attended Workshops and Presentations
• 694 of the 1299 Were Producers
• 120 Individuals Received Hands-on Computer Training
Western Centers Risk Mgt Project
• Extended our Focus to Labor Mgt Issues in the Arizona Nursery and Landscape Industries
Nursery Work
Topics Covered in WorkshopsTopics Covered in Workshops• Nursery marketing decisions
• Reducing risk associated with musculo-skeletal disorders (WMSDs)
• Heat stress management in the workforce
• Communication between supervisers/foreman/workers
Roles and Responsibilities of an Agricultural Employer
Need to Be a Manager * Functions of Management * Types of Activity in Managerial Roles
Managers’ TheoriesRecognizing and Managing RisksManaging for Compliance and BeyondEssentials for the ManagerGetting up and Keeping up as a Manager of People
Convention Demonstrations
Work To DateWork To Date• Published and distributed bookmarks on Heat
Stress Informational in English and Spanish
• Heat Stress article in the American Nurseryman (national trade magazine)
• Five Conference Presentations
• Over 375 individuals receiving materials and training