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Kip Cullers is known for his bin-busting soybean yields. The Purdy, Mo., farmer is traveling with Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie and Farm Journal Machinery Editor Margy Fischer to Brazil to learn more about the country’s soybean production.

From a bright, sunny day in July to a cold, snowy day in January, Thomas Zerebny has always been fascinated by the ever-changing weather conditions across the world. In 2008, he graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in Geography. His first summer out of college was spent in the beautiful interior of Alaska working as a soil scientist for the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District. He is currently employed by Crop-Tech Consulting, Inc., where he’s able to blend his passions for both soil and meteorology. Although his career in soil keeps him “grounded,” Thomas continues to keep an eye to the sky as a licensed amateur radio operator with the McLean County Amateur Radio Emergency Service. When he’s not working, you can usually find this avid angler on the water searching for the next big catch.

The HungerU tour is headed down the East Coast this fall with a fast-paced tour schedule of 16 major colleges and universities. HungerU features a large electronic, interactive mobile exhibit.The HungerU Staff bring you updates from the road.

David Tolleris (DT for short) has been a meteorologist since 1989. His web site WXRISK.COM has become a leading source for Energy and Ag traders alike as well a source for other Meteorologists... has nearly 90 million hits since 2000 and with no advertising. Located in Leesburg and Richmond Virginia his South American forecasts are the most comprehensive out there. From April 1 to Sept 30 his daily newsletter provides 3 different levels of service so that farmers.... Traders.... and Journalists can receive as many as 5 updates a day. DT does not offer or suggest trading ideas or strategies and you will find no such Trading information on his web site ... WxRisk.com.. DT believes it is a conflict of interest for meteorologists to suggest trading ideas or strategies and it is the job of forecasters to focus strictly on the Weather.

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.

The Kansas City Board of Trade provides a daily newsletter, the KCBT Review, which traders at the Kansas City Board of Trade use on a daily basis to keep on top of the market. You can read the KCBT here. For more information, visit www.kcbt.com.

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

BHS Energy LLC is a family owned and operated manufacturing operation located in Pennsylvania, and is the only manufacturer of fuel briquetting machinery in the United States. Since being founded in 2005 research has been done on the densification of switchgrass and other grasses, and has resulted in the “Slugger”, a biomass briquetter capable of making 1.5" or 2" fuel briquettes from grasses, woody biomass and agricultural wastes.

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