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Update announcements for the RiskNavigatorSRM.com website

Stochastic Budget Tools Updated

The stochastic budget tools in the Risk Navigator toolbox have been updated. We now have available both a Stochastic Crop Budget Generator tool and a Stochastic Livestock Budget Generator tool.

The Stochastic Crop Budget Generator tool was updated to correct some error problems with the handling of symmetric distributions.

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Big Horn Basin Farms Risk Simulation Update: Version 2.0 Now Available

Version 2.0 of the Ag Survivor Big Horn Basin Farms risk simulation scenario has now been released and is available on the Ag Survivor website at

http://www.AgSurvivor.com/bhbFarms.aspx

This update includes the addition of the distribution screens at the conclusion of the scenario, the addition of more price trend graph screens,

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High Plains Ranch Version 3.1 Released

Version 3.1 of the Ag Survivor High Plains Ranch scenario has now been released and is available on the Ag Survivor website at

http://www.AgSurvivor.com/HighPlains.aspx

This update includes updates to the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Vegetation Index insurance component of the simulation and a couple of minor bug fixes.

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Strategic Risk Management 101 Module 8 “Choosing a Risk Management Plan” Presentation Now Available

A Strategic Risk Management 101 course Module 8 presentation on Step 7 of the Strategic Risk Management Process is now available on the web. Step 7 is how to Choose the Best Risk Management Alternative.

Also available as a part of Module 8 is a tutorial on Risk Ranker tool.

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Strategic Risk Management 101 Module 10 Marketing Risk Presentation Now Available

A Strategic Risk Management 101 course Module 10 presentation on Marketing Risk is now available on the web.

The entire Strategic Risk Management 101 course consists of 10 modules and is available on the RiskNavigatorSRM.com website.

This work was funded in part by the USDA Risk Management Agency.

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High Plains Ranch Version 3.0 Released

Version 3.0 of the Ag Survivor High Plains Ranch scenario has now been released and is available on the Ag Survivor website at

http://www.AgSurvivor.com/HighPlains.aspx

This update includes a major update to the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Vegetation Index insurance component of the simulation.

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Risk Efficiency Tool Update

The Risk Efficiency Tool was recently updated in the RiskNavigatorSRM.com toolbox.  This update provides a new Excel file that contains minor changes to the worksheets and background code in the Risk Efficiency Tool.

The updated Risk Efficiency Tool is available at

http://www.risknavigatorsrm.com/toolbox/RiskEfficiencyTool/default.aspx.

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Human Resource Risk Assessment tool update

The Human Resource Risk Assessment tool was recently updated in the RiskNavigatorSRM.com toolbox.  This update provides a newer flash file version of the Human Resource Risk Assessment tool that is enabled for printing, saving, and reloading of a saved file. We think you’ll find this new version easy and pleasant to use.

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New Table of Contents Posted

Our RiskNavigatorSRM.com companion book Applied Risk Management in Agriculture was released in October 2009 by CRC Press. We have recently updated the table of contents on our RiskNavigatorSRM.com textbook page to match exactly with what was published.

You can access the updated page here.

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