Course Details:
Dates: December 6 - 8, 2022
Location: Northern Crops Institute, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Course Type: In-Person
Registration Fee: $1,000 For Members, $1,200 For Non-Members
Registration Deadline: November 22, 2022
Course Overview:
The goal of this course is to prepare current grain elevator employees to transition to managerial roles. Ultimately, this course will provide an overview of grain merchandising as it applies to grain elevator management.
Objectives:
Understand the cash and futures markets
Learn merchandising strategies
Hear from industry professionals about their experiences in grain trading
Learn about transportation and logistics of grain handling and shipping
Who Should Attend?
This course will be available for current grain elevator staff looking to expand their skill-set in a managerial area, in this case specifically in grain merchandising.
How Do I Register?
Registration Fee: $1,000 For Members, $1,200 For Non-Members
Registration Deadline: November 22, 2022
For North Dakota Grain Dealers Association, South Dakota Grain & Feed Association, Minnesota Grain & Feed Association, Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) members, click the link below:
For Non-Members, click the link below:
For your course fee, you will also receive access to a Google drive containing materials from lectures and laboratory demonstrations. Refreshments during scheduled breaks and lunches are included, along with one evening dinner banquet. Hotel rooms and other meals ARE NOT included.
NOTE: Enroll early as course space is limited. All courses are contingent upon sufficient enrollment numbers. Do not make travel reservations until NCI confirms that the course will be offered.
Please contact nicholas.sinner@ndsu.edu with any questions.
Should you request to cancel your registration prior to the registration deadline, NCI will provide a refund, less a 10% processing charge. Cancellation requests received after the registration deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
What About the Hotel?
Northern Crops Institute has reserved a block of rooms for the travel associated with this course. Make your reservation via the link below, or call the hotel directly. Please note that hotel rooms ARE NOT included in the course registration fee.
Expressway Suites Fargo
4303 17th Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (877) 239-4303
General Information:
Mailing Address:
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Physical Address:
Northern Crops Institute
1240 Bolley Drive, NDSU Campus
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701-231-7736
Fax: 701-231-7235
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
For more info please contact Nick Sinner, NCI Program Manager, at nicholas.sinner@ndsu.edu.
About the Northern Crops Institute:
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).
Non-Discrimination Policy:
NCI and NDSU do not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. Direct inquiries to: Canan Bilen-Green, Vice Provost, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, Old Main 201, (701) 231-7708, ndsu.eoaa@ndsu.edu.