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Kent Wagoner grew up on a central Iowa century family farm. After college, he made the difficult decision to move out west where his wife’s family is centered. A stint working on the irrigated farms of the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho led to a number of years in the vegetable seed industry. Spending over 10 years in the University of Idaho Agricultural Research and Extension Service has taught him about not only the difficulties of ag research, but also some of the hurdles of making the connection from research to production agriculture. He is married (30 years!) with two grown sons, and enjoys singing with a local southern gospel quartet. If you would like to contact him privately, you can email him at kwagoner@mail.com.

Zoetis (zo-EH-tis) is the leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on a 60-year history as the animal health business of Pfizer, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and markets veterinary vaccines and medicines, complemented by diagnostic products and genetic tests and supported by a range of services.

I am a Radio TV communications major. I lived on a farm in North Dakota for 8 years. Three years in Golva, North Dakota and about 5 in Delamere, North Dakota. I love to travel. We have a big garden every year. I still make soap and can about anything.

Senior Policy Advisor at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC, John Block has dedicated his professional career to the fields of agriculture, food, and health. His accomplishments in agriculture began with the building of a large and successful hog operation in his home state of Illinois where he also served as the Director of Agriculture from 1977-1981. He was tapped by President Reagan to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1981-1985, where he played a key role in the development of the 1985 Farm Bill. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Food Distributors International (formerly National American Wholesale Grocers Association) from 1986-January 2003. Mr. Block serves on the Board of Directors of The Farm Foundation, Hormel Foods Corporation, and Digital Angel Corp. He is Chair of the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs Agribusiness Alliance and a member of the Board for the Friends of the World Food Program. He is a Non-resident Senior Fellow with the National Center for Food and Agriculture Policy. John Block is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy.

Doug Hensley is President of Gorsuch-Hensley Real Estate & Auction, Inc., based in Canton, IL. Doug grew up on a cash-grain and livestock farm in western-Illinois, and worked for a well-known Midwestern farmland brokerage and auction firm prior to Gorsuch-Hensley. Doug can be contacted by phone at 217-898-0972 or by email to doug@gorsuch-hensley.com.

Gail Martell, Senior Agriculture Analyst, was one of the first meteorologists on Wall Street with more than 20 years of experience in the commodities markets, focusing on corn, soybeans and wheat.

Agroconsult is a consulting firm specialized in agricultural market analysis and projects for agribusiness companies. It was founded in 2000 by the agriculture economist André Pessôa, and has a reputation of excellence in Brazil and overseas. Today, Agroconsult has clients of various segments in the agribusiness chain. Agroconsult’s clients consist of, cooperatives, input related businesses (crop defense, fertilizers, and seeds) machinery and infrastructure businesses (storage, tractors and implements), hedging and trading businesses, commodity exchanges and financial institutions (banks). On a yearly basis, Agroconsult organizes the main private sector “Crop Tour” in Brazil across the main grain-producing regions, with the purpose of evaluating harvest conditions and yields. It is known as “Rally da Safra” www.rallydasafra.com.br

The Monthly Crop Tour Insert from Pro Farmer is available throughout the growing season leading up to Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. This year’s Midwest Crop Tour, sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred and John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP) will be Aug. 17 – 21 with up to 70 scouts traveling different routes on Eastern and Western Legs through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. The Crop Tour Insert, made available on AgWeb.com and ProFarmer.com by Pioneer and JDRP, discusses corn and soybean production issues across the Midwest, including detailed crop reports from the top four corn producing states.

Satya Banerji is an Internet publisher with a focus on the safe and judicious use of pesticides in India. His qualifications and professional experiences are in the Life Sciences. He would like to build bridges between farmers from the U.S. and India through his blog.

Jason Gehler is the Vice President and Senior market Advisor for Hedge Plus, a small farm marketing firm located in Jackson, Wiscosin. Jason is the author of the company’s weekly report, which provides analysis about what’s happening in the corn, soybean and wheat markets. Hedge Plus works with hundreds of farmers throughout the Midwest, helping them make better cash sales while also using all of the hedging tools available to help them improve their bottom line. Jason graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2005 with a degree in agricultural business management and has been working with Patrick Hayes, President of Hedge Plus, for close to three years. For any questions or comments or to find out about how Hedge Plus can help you, call us at 1-866-677-0306.