CHICAGO and CHEVY CHASE, Md., June
21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading
and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and the National 4-H
Council, the nation's largest youth development organization, have
announced the sixth year of their partnership to bring the
award-winning Commodity Carnival experience to state and county
fairs this summer. The highly engaging experience will tour nearly
120 fairs across eight states, helping families learn the basics of
risk management in agriculture. Commodity Carnival will also
continue to be available beyond the fairgrounds through the mobile
companion app, Risk Ranch.
"Agriculture has been a central part of CME Group's business for
170 years," said Tim Andriesen, CME
Group Agricultural Products Managing Director. "We have a long
history of investing in the next generation of food producers here
in the U.S, including engaging 325,000 youth since the start of
this partnership. We are pleased to provide this program again this
year to educate our nation's future farmers and agribusiness
leaders about the importance of risk management."
"We are committed to empowering young people with the skills to
lead for a lifetime," said National 4-H Council President and CEO
Jennifer Sirangelo. "We are proud of
our long-standing and important partnership with CME Group as we
collaborate to promote the Commodity Carnival and Risk Ranch. These
key initiatives aid in developing crucial life skills like critical
thinking, communication, and technical competence, building young
leaders through positive youth development whose reach can extend
beyond the agriculture industry."
Developed by the Ohio State
University Extension, Commodity Carnival will travel to the
following states during the 2018 fair season: Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, South
Dakota, Texas, and
Wisconsin. To find a list of
participating fairs that will be hosting Commodity Carnival this
summer and fall, visit www.cmegroup.com/4hcarnival.
CME Group and 4-H first partnered in 2013, motivated by the same
goal of preparing future generations of farmers and food producers
with respect to risk management in agriculture. In 2015, to reach
mobile and tech-savvy young audiences, CME Group launched the first
agriculture-based learning application, Risk Ranch, further helping
young people understand agriculture as a complex and crucial
element of our economy. The award-winning app is available
year-round online, in the App Store, as well as through Google
Play.
The partnership between CME Group and National 4-H is part of
CME Group's ongoing commitment to educational efforts focused on
financial markets and risk management. This also includes a
partnership with Discovery Education in its Econ Essentials
program, a free service for middle- and high-school classrooms that
helps teachers and their students explore the important and
ever-changing variables that affect our global economy,
particularly in energy, agricultural, and financial markets. For
university students, CME Group offers an annual CME Group Trading
Challenge, a global competition that in 2018 drew in nearly 550
teams, made up of more than 2,100 students from 37 countries to
compete in a simulated trading competition. CME Group also supports
Futures Fundamentals, a one-stop educational resource that explains
the role of futures markets in everyday life.
About CME Group
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural
products and metals. Around the world, CME Group
brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex®
electronic trading platform. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers
through CME Clearing, which offers clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group products and services
ensure that businesses around the world can effectively manage risk
and achieve growth.
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About 4-H
4-H, the nation's largest youth development organization, grows
confident young people who are empowered for life today and
prepared for career tomorrow. 4-H programs empower nearly six
million young people across the U.S. through experiences that
develop critical life skills. 4-H is the youth development program
of our nation's Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and serves
every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 public
universities and more than 3000 local Extension offices. Globally,
4-H collaborates with independent programs to empower one million
youth in 50 countries. The research-backed 4-H experience grows
young people who are four times more likely to contribute to their
communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two
times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely
to participate in STEM programs.
Learn more about 4-H at www.4-h.org, find us on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/4-H and on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/4H.
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