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AgWeb, the Homepage of Agriculture, launched in 2000 as a site devoted to serving all of U.S. agriculture with news, markets, weather and other pertinent information to the business of farming. Since then, AgWeb has grown to become the top general agricultural news site and a popular spot for discussions, blogs and other interaction amongst those involved in agriculture. AgWeb Editorial Staff Sara Schafer, Business & Crops Online Editor

Stephanie Mercier is the Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser for the Farm Journal Foundation. From 1997-2011, she served as the Chief Economist for the Democratic staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Bruce got his start in the agricultural markets as a wire service reporter covering the livestock and grain futures from the trading floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. He’s since worked as a reporter and editor for Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Crain’s Chicago Business. As a journalist, Bruce has covered many critical components of global agriculture and the farm economy, including meat and grain processing, cash and futures markets, farm policy, food safety, food retailers, energy and biofuels and the USDA. Bruce grew up on his family’s farm outside Williamsburg, Iowa, and currently resides in Elmhurst, IL, outside Chicago with his wife and two daughters. He holds a degree in agricultural journalism from Iowa State University.