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Market Outlook Seminar featuring Ted Seifried
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Ted Seifried, Vice President and Chief Market Strategist with Zaner Ag Hedge, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, July 7 at 6:15 p.m. at Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US Highway 6, Colona.  Dinner will be served followed by an update from Tom Parchert, Big River Resources.  Reservations are required and must be made by June 30 to guarantee your attendance.  

Ted is a Vice President at Zaner in charge of Zaner Ag Hedge.  He 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.  Ted works one on one with large to mid-size grain and livestock producers and end users throughout the world. 

In the media, Ted is often quoted by Dow Jones, Reuters, WSJ and Bloomberg.  Ted is a reoccurring 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 $30.00 (if not pre-registered cost will be $35.00).  To make reservations, please call the Henry County Farm Bureau (309) 937-2411, Rock Island County Farm Bureau (309) 736-7432 or Mercer County Farm Bureau (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 – Brent Bigham, Chad Nelson, John Waugh; Central Bank, River Valley Cooperative, Wyffels Hybrids, Compeer Financial (Aledo and Geneseo), Blackhawk Bank & Trust, Hertz Farm Management.


Contact the Henry, Mercer or Rock Island County Farm Bureau to register!
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309-937-2411
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309-582-5116
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309-736-7432
Lavender Crest Winery
5401 US Highway 6
​Colona, IL  61241
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​Program Fees:
Entire Series: $85.00
Single Session:  $30.00
Meal is only guaranteed if registered by deadline!
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