CME Group's Risk Ranch Mobile App Receives Parents' Choice Award

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Mar 12, 2015, 04:10 ET

CHICAGO, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Risk Ranch, the educational children's app developed by CME Group, has been named a 2015 Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner. Presented by the Parents' Choice Foundation, this is the third award win since the launch of Risk Ranch. An exciting agriculture-based learning application for children of all ages, the app first debuted during the summer of 2014 and has proven to be a fun and informative learning tool across the globe. From Chile to China, the multi-award winning app is currently played in 95 countries around the world.

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Risk Ranch is designed to help children look at agriculture as a business. The app connects youth to the importance of agriculture economics and risk management in everyday life, whether they have a link to farming or simply have an interest in how their food makes it to their kitchen table. The fast-paced game engages kids with real-life content, challenging players to take on the role of a modern farmer and bring a steer to market, all while promoting agriculture literacy in an engaging way.

The app is based on an interactive Commodity Carnival experience developed by CME Group and National 4-H Council to teach youth the importance of agricultural economics and risk management.

Risk Ranch is free and available for download from both the iTunes App Store and Google Play. The app is also playable online at cmegroup.com/4Hcarnival.

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