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Brian Teal was raised in California’s central valley. In the early 90′s, Brian relocated to Northern California (Chico) for school and ended up becoming integrated in the community through various organizations throughout the next two decades. Brian’s first job within the area was baling alfalfa which provided him his first experience into the farming lifestyle. After completing his Masters degree at CSU, Chico, Brian entered into the field of finance starting out at a small local bank. He then moved to an international bank to “better serve his business relationships” and found out that working with his clients within a community bank was best for him, his clients, and the community. During the past decade, Brian has specialized in developing Ag lending segments within the region. Because of his strong relationships with his clients, Brian has developed into an Agriculture/Agribusiness specialized lender with Five-Star Bank and is dedicated to working with all business within that segment. One of the most important aspects of this region, according to Brian, is the usefulness of its community for developing deep relationships between businesses and people. Because of this, Brian has begun to blog about finance directly related to Agriculture/Agribusiness and also covers major issues relating to his clientele; namely the Farm Bill, water issues, breaking research for better growth, and to better update the communities in which he serves.

For more than 15 years, Jamey Kohake has advised grain and livestock producers on price trends, cash grain analysis and marketing strategies. His technical and fundamental analysis is highly regarded and can be heard on several national radio programs and seen in multiple print publications. To visit with Jamey, please e-mail Jamey.Kohake@myparagonmail.com or call 785-338-4111.

Seedsmanship is about getting to know you and your farm first. From walking your fields to recommending the best product placement, they’re all signs of our commitment to you. And that commitment allows us to provide you with expert advice, customized service and elite seed products all year long.

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Marc Schober is the editor of Farmland Forecast (http://farmlandforecast.colvin-co.com) an educational blog devoted to investments in agriculture and farmland. The blog highlights news from around the agriculture sector including farmland value trends, agriculture company reports, farming practices, and other agricultural topics. Contact Information: tmschober@colvin-co.com (763) 427-7991

Tom Buis Tom Buis became National Farmers Union’s 13th president during the organization’s 104th anniversary convention in 2006. Buis has been with the organization since March 1998, previously serving as vice president of government relations. In this capacity, he oversaw the NFU Washington, D.C., government relations office, which advocates the interests of family farmers in Congress and the administration. Prior to joining NFU, Buis served for nearly five years as senior agriculture policy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. In addition, Buis worked for U.S. Rep. Jim Jontz, D-Ind., for nearly five years as legislative assistant and legislative director. He was also special assistant for agriculture to U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind. Before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1987, Buis was a full-time grain and livestock farmer in Putnam and Morgan Counties in West Central Indiana, with brothers Mike and Jeff, who continue to operate the family farm. Additionally, Buis serves as a member of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) executive committee. The international organization represents more than 600 million farm families. Tom and his wife Peggy reside in Gaithersburg, Md. and have two college-age sons, Nicholas and Andrew.

Scott Stewart grew up in agriculture. He began his career as a market analyst for Top Farmers of America, an agricultural publishing and market advisory firm, where his advisory track record earned him national recognition. He now serves as president and CEO for Stewart-Peterson, which was formed in 1985 and offers strategic commodity opportunity and risk management, brokerage services and advisory publications for commodity markets.

Jenny Senn, Diane Henderson and Chuck Adami --- Jenny Senn helps manage “Senn-Sational Jerseys,” the dairy farm where the Senn family has been breeding and developing a fully registered herd of award-winning Jersey Cattle for more than 30 years. The herd includes more than 550 milking cows and 550 young stock, in addition to about 900 farmed acres. Jenny is a current Cattlemen’s Beef Board member, has been active with the American Jersey Cattle Association, the South Carolina and Saluda County Jersey Cattle associations, and the South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association. She is a former recipient of the Young Jersey Breeder Award from the American Jersey Cattle Association. Diane’s responsibilities for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board include development and dissemination of newsletters, Board updates, presentations about the beef checkoff, and other checkoff information to Board members, state beef councils, other industry organizations, producers and importers. Diane has been with the Beef Board since 2001. Previously, she was a senior industry specialist with Standard & Poor’s, where she analyzed trends in retail and consumer-products industries, including agriculture. She also has served as managing editor of Jackson Hole Magazine, a book editor for Homestead Publishing, and as a newspaper reporter and editor. Much of her writing and editing background centered on cattlemen’s issues in Wyoming and Colorado. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism, with emphasis in political science, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the proud mother of a son, Nate, 15, and daughter, Bailey, 13. Chuck is the president and CEO of Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association, which is Wisconsin’s largest and the nation’s second largest independent livestock marketing agency. Currently, Chuck is the president of the Wisconsin Beef Council. He also serves on several state and national agricultural boards, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association-Federation, where he is a member of the operating committee, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Board where he is vice chairman of the Livestock Marketing Council. In addition, he is chairman of the Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board and a member of the FFA sponsors board of directors, is a director on the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium, a director on the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and is a director and a member on the executive committee of the National Livestock Producers Association. Most recently, he became advisor to the board of directors of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin.