The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Risk Management Ideas for Ranchers

Risk Management Ideas for Ranchers

(This conversation was recorded in November 2025.)

Risk management takes form in a variety of ways on agriculture operations, but price risk management is specifically an opportunity to pay attention to.

“You don’t absolutely have to do price risk management, but you need to consider it and think about what it would do for your operation,” says Josh Maples, Associate Professor of Agriculture Economics at Mississippi State University.

Maples explains, “Cattle producers… typically want to be in business for a while… price risk management should be a key consideration for any producer who has these long-term goals.”

Knowing if price risk management is the right option for you, comes down to knowing your own tolerance for risk and the true financial position of your operation..... 



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