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Vance Ehmke and his wife Louise live and farm in the High Plains of western Kansas on the farm that was homesteaded by Vance’s great grandparents back in l886. A past president of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and current member of Kansas Crop Improvement Association, the Ehmkes are strong believers in value added and niche markets as well as vertically coordinated business systems. They grow certified seed wheat, rye and triticale. Vance has BS and MS degrees from Kansas State University.

Cargill Animal Nutrition is ready to help you feed your dreams. Our nutrition specialists work with you to understand your dairy’s needs and goals. Then we artfully apply 150 years of insight to tailor nutrition that helps bring your dreams to life. It’s a blend of art and science. It’s how Cargill helps dairies thrive.

With nearly 100 retail offices and more than 1,100 employees throughout Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, Farm Credit Mid-America supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services for each customer’s unique situation.

When Natalina Sents moved the gold tassel on her graduation cap to become an Iowa State University graduate, she wasn’t headed for a full-time job. She was embarking on the journey of a lifetime. Partnering with Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States, Sents is setting out on the Why I Farm Roadtrip – a year-long, 50 state tour documenting agriculture’s diversity and revealing the untold stories of America’s farmers.

Tom is a passionate entrepreneur and precision conservation thought leader with over 30 years of experience in conservation planning. He founded Agren in 1996 to pioneer innovative conservation solutions to complex environmental problems. After 22 years he sold Agren to a major ag retailer. Tom drives business development and strategic partnerships, and is highly regarded for his creativity, innovation and commitment to developing tools to further conservation implementation. Prior to Agren he spent 14 years with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa as a Soil Conservationist and as a District Conservationist. Tom has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy in 1982 and a Master of Business Administration in 1995, both from Iowa State University.

Backed by a team of nutritionists, researchers, and the industry-leading portfolio of corn and forage products, your local Pioneer sales professional can help take your farm to the next level. Visit the Silage Zone® for unique feed solutions to your day-to-day challenges or talk to your local Pioneer sales professional today.

Rachel Gingell has always had an interest in farm tractors. The interest that sparked at a young age in the barn with her dad continued to competing in tractor pulls, working at a dealership and professionally auctioning farm equipment. Years later, Rachel’s childhood interest in farm equipment is still going strong. She’s become an integral part of the family business and an innovator in her own right, with her work featured in several trade magazines. Rachel specializes in developing technological tools to expand the tractor enthusiast community. She is a pioneer in online-only auction sales and created Tractor Guide, and iPhone app that allows people to determine the year any tractor was built. Rachel is an alumnus of Cedarville University and Missouri Auction School. Besides tractors, Rachel also enjoys motorcycles, baking and sewing.

Dr Jude L. Capper is an independent livestock sustainability consultant, with a BSc in animal science and a PhD in ruminant nutrition and behavior. Her main professional goal is to communicate the importance of livestock industry sustainability and the factors affecting sustainability to enhance the knowledge and understanding of food production stakeholders.

Matt Gould is dairy analyst at The Dairy & Food Market Analyst. He is a 2014 graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Contact him at MGould@DairyMarketAnalyst.com or 585.813.8777. Subscribe at www.DairyMarketAnalyst.com.

Will Babler is a principal with Atten Babler Commodities LLC. The firm serves producers, processors and end users in the dairy industry by providing education, margin management programs and futures and options brokerage services. You can reach Atten Babler Commodities at 800-884-8290, info@attenbabler.com or www.attenbabler.com