Ted Seifried, vice president and chief market strategist with Zaner Ag Hedge, will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6:15 p.m. at Lavender Crest Winery, located at 5401 US Highway 6 in Colona. Dinner will be served followed by an update from Tom Parchert with Big River Resources. Reservations are required and must be made by Nov. 1 to guarantee a spot.
Mr. Seifried specializes in agricultural hedging, employing various strategies using futures, futures spreads, outright options, and options combinations. He believes it is paramount to be able to use different strategies to adapt to market conditions. Mr. Seifried works one-on-one with large to mid-size grain and livestock producers and end users throughout the world.
In the media, Mr. Seifried is often quoted by Dow Jones, Reuters, WSJ, and Bloomberg. Ted is a recurring guest analyst on Bloomberg TV, Ag Day, RFDtv, Market to Market and Agritalk with Chip Flory.
Zaner is a family-owned and operated full-service brokerage firm founded in 1980. They work with clients closely to create client specific customized hedging strategies. They employ different strategies based on client needs and market conditions. Zaner is CFTC registered, NFA member, NIBA member, Illinois Farm Bureau Member, Illinois Chamber of Commerce member, Better Business Bureau A+ accredited business.
Cost for the single session is $35 (if not pre-registered cost will be $40). To make reservations, call the Henry County Farm Bureau at (309) 937-2411, the Rock Island County Farm Bureau at (309) 736-7432 or the Mercer County Farm Bureau at (309) 582-5116.
The Market Outlook Series is sponsored by the Henry, Rock Island and Mercer County Farm Bureau Marketing Committees in conjunction with: Gold Star FS; BankORION; COUNTRY Financial – Alan Davis, Crop Insurance; Central Bank; COUNTRY Financial – Brent Bigham, Tracy Bigham, Chad Nelson, John Waugh; Big River Resources; River Valley Cooperative; Diamond Ag; Wyffels Hybrids; Compeer Financial (Aledo & Geneseo offices); COUNTRY Financial – Dan Kniss, Mike Geuns, Eric Henderson, Julie Hessler, Tom McKie, Jerry Samuelson, Erin Spivey, Katie Spivey, Cassie Stahler; Blackhawk Bank & Trust; Hertz Farm Management.
