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Twenty year old daughter of custom harvesters who travels with the family from Texas to Montana each summer, following the wheat harvest. She Represents the fourth generation of a custom harvesting family.

Sean Lusk is a registered commodity broker and Co-Director of the Commercial Hedging Division of Walsh Trading in Chicago. Sean began in the business as a runner on the trading floor during summer breaks from college in 1993. Upon his graduation from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1996, Sean began his career on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Overseeing billions of dollars of transactions working as a clerk in the Eurodollar pit, Sean took the next step and became a floor broker and member of the CME in 2003. He handled customer orders for banks and investment houses from all over the world from inside the Libor pit at the CME. Now, at Walsh Trading, Sean utilizes his experience in the marketplace and his professional client service skills to aid and assist customers in their trading endeavors. Sean writes daily and weekly commentaries focusing on Precious Metals and Agricultural Markets along with related market activity. He has been quoted in various media outlets discussing futures markets. These include, Futures Magazine, Reuters, Forbes, Kitco, Nikkei Press and CCTV.com.

Richard is president of Brock Associates, located in Milwaukee, WI. The agricultural commodity advisory firm has been helping farmers, farm owners and agribusinesses make educated grain marketing and purchasing decisions for 25 years.

Ron Marshall is a partner with Marshall Marketing and Farm Records.Nine plus years of experience with one of the world’s largest grain companies has given Ron exposure to many key areas that affect today’s producers and processors. Ron’s resume includes origination, merchandising, trading, planning, profit and loss management, supply and demand analysis, market planning; and logistics for all modes of transportation including truck, container, rail, barge and ocean vessel. Prior to joining Marshall Marketing he was the export soybean meal manager for the largest exporter of soybean meal out of the US gulf.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around 21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at www.syngenta.com.

Cyril Cogniard is a French explorer touring farms in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. He grew up on a farm in Champagne-Ardenne, France where his family grows wheat, malting barley, rapeseed, sugar beets, lucerne and maize on 600 acres. Cyril, 25, is a farm advisor for the French agricultural advisory firm Centre d’Economie Rurale (CDER).

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Greg, a fifth-generation family farmer, grows soybeans, alfalfa and corn and has a cow/calf operation near Newman Grove, Neb. Greg received his appointment to USB in 1999 and currently serves as an ex-officio member of the USB Executive Committee and as a member of the Domestic Marketing Committee. Greg’s previous leadership roles with USB include service as USB Immediate Past Chairman, USB Chairman and Vice Chairman, as well as chair and vice chair of the Communications Committee and team lead for the Biobased Products Initiative. He has also served on the Domestic Marketing Committee, Budget Allocation Model Working Group, Biotech Task Force, Planning & Allocation Working Group and Budget & Finance Committee. Greg is a board member of the U.S. Soybean Export Council and a member of the QUALISOY Board. He has been a member of the Nebraska Soybean Board for 12 years, serving as chairman, vice chairman and treasurer, and is currently an ex-officio member. Greg is also a member of the American Angus Association and is active in his local church and community. He attended Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn.

“As the Sun Rises” is an early morning grain report brought to you by the agricultural specialists at MF Global. This daily 6:30 am report is your first look at the grain markets and the ongoing fundamental and technical factors driving prices. Each and every morning, host Adam Vrabel delivers a wake up call with an in-depth look at the upcoming day’s events. This report is geared at bringing you the first look at the issues effecting agricultural futures giving you a concise and stimulating outlook hours before the opening bell. The program intends to stimulate ideas and inform the agricultural community each and every morning. For more information call Adam at (312) 663-7666 or email him at avrabel@mfglobal.com.

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