Elevate your market prices with Grain Gains
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EmailGrain Gains: An Introduction to Grain Marketing is a new online course from MSU Extension.
The most important goal of any farm business is to be profitable. For farms that raise grain, maximizing profits start by establishing what good prices are and creating market strategies to secure them. To help farm managers in identifying and securing good prices and market strategies, MSU Extension has launched a new online course on grain marketing.
Grain Gains: An Introduction to Grain Marketing is a self-paced virtual course that will aid you in understanding the fundamental principles involved in grain marketing. It includes a review of the commodity markets, the use of pricing decision tools, and how to develop a marketing plan to fit your specific farm needs. Whether you’re new to marketing or looking for a refresher on key concepts, this course will help build your comfort and confidence in marketing grain for your farm business.
The course includes a mixture of short video presentations, informational articles and hands-on activities to enhance educational learning. Course content is separated into four units with several sub-unit modules:
- Unit 1: Grain Marketing Environment
- Unit 2: Pricing Decision Tools
- Unit 3: Pricing Decision Chart and Market Scenarios
- Unit 4: Creating a Grain Marketing Plan
At the conclusion of the course, participants who visit all content modules and fill out an evaluation for each unit will have access to a Certificate of Completion. Note: Participants are not required to fill out unit evaluations to access course content.
Early registration discount through 2025
With the launch of this new resource, registration is being offered at an introductory price of $25 through December 31, 2025. On January 1, 2026, registration will increase to the regular price of $50. The registration fee is a one-time payment for life-time access to the course and its content. Registration instructions can be found on the Grain Gains course homepage.
Grain Gains is part of MSU Extension DEMaND Series and expands upon concepts described in MSU Extension Bulletin: E-3416: Introduction to Grain Marketing.
The DEMaND Series (Developing and Educating Managers and New Decision-makers) helps the next generation of farm operators learn about financial and business management strategies. These strategies help individuals grow in their capacity to meet the complex needs and challenges of managing a successful farm business. Whether individuals represent a succession of generations, transition from employee to owner, or are new to farming, the DEMaND series offers a fresh look at farm management.
