Update Survey -- Please Return!

We are in the process of updating our mailing list and evaluating "Decisive Marketing". If you regularly access the web site, we would appreciate you taking the time to respond to the following questions. You may print the survey and mail to:

University Extension Center
#1 Courthouse Square
Fayette, MO 65248

Or e-mail to breesm@missouri.edu

The following questions are optional, but it would be very helpful if you would take a minute to answer them. Thank you.  -- Melvin

1. Has the information in the newsletter helped you make marketing decisions?

___ Often
___ Sometimes
___ Rarely
___ Never

2. Do you understand?
   

Futures Markets:
___ Reasonably well
___ Somewhat
___ Not at all

Options:
___ Reasonably well
___ Somewhat
___ Not at all

Basis:
___ Reasonably well
___ Somewhat
___ Not at all

Cash Contracts:
____ Reasonably well
____ Somewhat
____ Not at all

CCC loan/LDP:
____ Reasonably well
____ Somewhat
____ Not at all

3. How do you make marketing decisions?

____ Have specific advice and/or plan prepared by a market advisor.

____ Follow the general marketing recommendations of a market newsletter or service.

____ Prepare and follow my own marketing plan.

____ No set plan, make sales based on current market information

____ Sell about the same way or time each year

____ Sell when cash is needed

4. What marketing tools do you use? (check all that apply)

____ Futures
____ Minimum Price Contract
____ Options
____ Delayed Pricing Contract
____ Forward Cash Contract
____Cash sales:
          ___ Local ( under 50 miles)
          ___ Truck more than 50 miles
____ Other (Basis Contract, Hedge to Arrive, etc.)   What?________________

5. Do you add value to any products you market?

____ Seed production, speciality or identity preserved grain (high oil corn, food grade soybean, etc.) contracts.

____ Retained ownership of livestock (Background, feedlot, etc.) What?_____________

____ Livestock Contracts or Alliances (weaner pig, packer, etc.). What?______________

_____Direct sales to consumer (meat, vegetables, organic, etc.) What?_______________

6. Please make any comments about the newsletter or anything that would make it better.

Decisive Marketing - July 16, 1999
http://outreach.missouri.edu/agconnection/DCT/DM990716.html -- Revised: April 20, 2004
breesm@missouri.edu