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Ron Mortensen is principal of Dairy Gross Margin, LLC, an agency that specializes in LGM-Dairy products, and owner of Advantage Agricultural Strategies, Ltd., a commodity trading advisor. Contact him at ron@dairygrossmargin.com or visit www.dairygrossmargin.com.

AgYield is a full service revenue management company for growers, supported by the most comprehensive web-based software program in the industry. Stemming from our rich history of three generations of Illinois farmers and over 45 years as the largest family-owned FCM at the Chicago Board of Trade (Iowa Grain Co.), AgYield has the first-hand experience and expertise to assist growers in managing their revenue and maximize return on their grain. AgYield does not have opinions on the market. Our objective is to assist the American farmer in reaching their profitability goals, regardless of where the grain markets move. Many individuals do not use the resources available to them (forward contracts, HTA’s, futures, options, etc.). We help growers see and understand how to harness, and leverage, those resources to their benefit. AgYield works with service providers who serve growers throughout the ag industry (ag lenders, crop insurance agents, COOPs, consultants, etc.) to speak at grower meetings, training workshops, grain marketing clubs and other events, to educate growers on the value of strong, proactive revenue management.

Jarod Creed is the owner of JC Marketing Services, LLC based in Waterloo, IA working with producers and firms across the Midwest. Creed specializes in education and development of executing margin-based marketing plans for producers that brings together all inputs and outputs. Creed is the former Senior Director of Customer Risk Management of Gavilon Group, LLC, a leading commodity management firm. Creed developed and led a new Gavilon organization called Gavilon Producer Solutions. Prior to joining Gavilon, Creed served as a Senior Account Representative for The Anderson’s., where he provided risk management services for large scale clients and mentored originators in both Nebraska and Iowa. Prior to working with The Anderson’s, Creed was a Grain Marketing Specialist at Team Marketing Alliance in central Kansas. The culmination of this experience has resulted in Creed’s specialized skills enabling many industry participants to provide industry leading risk management services by leveraging readily available information the changing grain network provides. Creed is currently sits on the board of the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) International Trade and Agriculture Policy Committee and a “Big” in the Big Brother, Big Sister Organization of the Midlands. Creed attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS where he studied Business Management. Creed also proudly served the United States in the Air National Guard of which he was deployed on several missions.

Nichols Farms is located in Southwest Iowa, marketing bulls, semen and embryos throughout the world. Nichols Farms and its franchises are all family farms, selling Nichols Beef Genetics and offering Nichols Value Added Programs.

Mark Thorndyke grew up in a farming family, detasseled corn during the summer months while in college and now owns farmland in Ford and Livingston counties in Illinois. Mark’s professional passions led him to become a financial advisor, but he never forgot his roots and has a strong desire to help farmers achieve their life goals through a sound investment strategy. Mark is a wealth management advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch. He also is Vice President of The Chicago Farmers. He lives in Lake Barrington.

Dr Jude L. Capper is an independent livestock sustainability consultant, with a BSc in animal science and a PhD in ruminant nutrition and behavior. Her main professional goal is to communicate the importance of livestock industry sustainability and the factors affecting sustainability to enhance the knowledge and understanding of food production stakeholders.

Rachel Gingell has always had an interest in farm tractors. The interest that sparked at a young age in the barn with her dad continued to competing in tractor pulls, working at a dealership and professionally auctioning farm equipment. Years later, Rachel’s childhood interest in farm equipment is still going strong. She’s become an integral part of the family business and an innovator in her own right, with her work featured in several trade magazines. Rachel specializes in developing technological tools to expand the tractor enthusiast community. She is a pioneer in online-only auction sales and created Tractor Guide, and iPhone app that allows people to determine the year any tractor was built. Rachel is an alumnus of Cedarville University and Missouri Auction School. Besides tractors, Rachel also enjoys motorcycles, baking and sewing.

Will Babler is a principal with Atten Babler Commodities LLC. The firm serves producers, processors and end users in the dairy industry by providing education, margin management programs and futures and options brokerage services. You can reach Atten Babler Commodities at 800-884-8290, info@attenbabler.com or www.attenbabler.com

Matt Gould is dairy analyst at The Dairy & Food Market Analyst. He is a 2014 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Contact him at MGould@DairyMarketAnalyst.com or 585.813.8777. Subscribe at www.DairyMarketAnalyst.com.