Completed Project Report

Decide Now

  • Award Amount: $38,000
  • Regional Center: North Central Extension Risk Management Education Center
  • Grant Program: 2014 Education Projects
  • Project Director: Robert Tigner
  • Email: rtigner2@unl.edu
  • Organization: UNL Extension

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Project Overview

In Nebraska, of the 292 participants who engaged in completed NCRMEC funded projects, only 14% had developed or implemented grain marketing plans. Decide NOW is designed to increase implementation of marketing strategies.

Decide NOW allows producers to have the tools needed to implement and modify grain
marketing plans anytime, anywhere. This grant, along with other funding sources, was used to develop a suit of grain marketing tools available on a mobile phone application for corn, soybean, and wheat producers. The main component of the grain marketing smartphone app is customizable electronic pre- and post-harvest marketing plans with a built in reminder system. Additional tools include: end of day price and basis information, a cost of production utilizing the University of Nebraska annual crop budgets, and storage decision education. Curriculum for this project was presented in two stages: producer workshops, and an in-depth marketing course.

Number of Participants: 145

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