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Directly from pastures and hay fields across the country! Please share what pasture/forage conditions are really like in your area. Send your comments, as well as photos and videos, to pasturecomments@agweb.com. (Comments will be edited for brevity and clarity.) Also include your county and state, just to help other readers know where you are located.

Ron was educated as a mathematics teacher, trained as a land use economist and has been involved with trading futures for more than 20 years. His professional designations include: MAI, CMT. Ron now keeps one finger in real estate, three fingers in trading and has allowed one finger to retire.

Randy Johnson is a retired military man, with 25+ Years Forecasting - Short Range, Long Range, and Aviation Weather around the world.

Dustin received his Bachelors Degree from Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business where his studies targeted the financial markets. Dustin has extensive experience helping agricultural producers with their price risk management. Dustin works with a wide net of large producers throughout the Midwest. His analytical market approach and objective hedge strategy development is specific to the needs of every individual. In addition to agricultural hedging, Dustin has a thorough understanding of foreign currency markets and international trade. He believes high ethical standards and excellent customer service are the foundation of successful long term broker/client relationships.

Dr. Bob Milligan is Senior Consultant with Dairy Strategies, LLC and Professor Emeritus, Cornell University. His insights come from 35 years of working with farm businesses. He also was an award-winning teacher in the fifth-ranked undergraduate business program in the country. Bob lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact him at 651 647-0495 Visit his Web site at www.dairystrategies.com or www.aLearningEdge.com.

Kennedy and Coe, LLC is an accounting and consulting firm (www.kcoe.com) based in Salina, Kan. A significant portion of the firm’s staff and clientele is focused in the agriculture industry with offices in Kansas and Colorado and clients throughout the U.S. This blog will feature their expert advice.

Doug and Nancy Rupp operates D & N Rupp Farms in Stryker, Ohio. The Rupps are progressive farm family operators who use marketing strategies, technology and teamwork to attain the on-going success of their farming enterprise. Nancy was a teacher and guidance counselor for 39 years, and continues to work in the Pettisville, Ohio, school system part-time. In addition, she manages the farm finances. Nancy and Doug are one of the case studies in Farm Journal Media’s Ultimate Farm Quest. You can follow the Rupps through their Ultimate Farm Quest journey in the pages of Top Producer magazine and online at www.UltimateFarmQuest.com.

Welcome to the Southern View blog featuring fresh information about grains and cotton production in Brazil, along with information about Argentina’s and Paraguay’s crops. I’m Éder Silveira, Brazilian, bachelor in International Business, and dedicated to Agricultural Market. I’m on the trading team for some of Brazil’s top producers. This will be a space for information exchange and discussion on agricultural trends. I’m hoping to have interaction with readers’ comments and opinions. Please feel free to get in touch by e-mail: edersilver7@hotmail.com. Thanks for visiting!

Meghan joined Pro Farmer in June 2011 as a reporter in training for the role of Washington editor. Prior to joining the Pro Farmer team, Meghan worked as an editor at Stocks, Futures and Options (SFO) magazine. During her time there she gained her Series 3 license from the National Futures Association. She is a 2009 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and writing. At Pro Farmer, Meghan writes many of the daily market commentaries in addition to website news stories. She also compiles the quarterly Washington Report and the annual Tax Report. Meghan was born and raised in northwest Iowa near the small, rural community of LuVerne. Her family operates a grain and cattle (formerly dairy) farm and her mom’s side of the family raises grain and hogs.

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.