Study Group: Agricultural Economics Experts (US)

Council Members in this Study Group: 36

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Gary Castellaw

President
Premier Financial & Consulting Group

Gary Castellaw is the President of Premier Financial & Consulting LLC, a management consulting and services company. The firm specializes in the energy, industrial and agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, seed, biofuels, equipment and transportation industries....

Gary Drimmer

President
Drimmer & Associates International

Gary Drimmer is the President of Drimmer and Associates, a commodity, animal nutrition, plant biotechnology and international agribusiness consulting firm. Mr. Drimmer has over 30 years of international business experience in plant biotechnology, corn...

Kurt Ross

Agronomy / Sales Manager
Western Iowa Cooperative

Kurt Ross is an Agronomy Manager at Western Iowa Cooperative. Previously, Mr. Ross was an Agronomy Manger at Swiss Valley Farms. He was the General Manager of the Co-ops in Gilman and later Ellsworth, Iowa. Mr. Ross is a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and...

David Asbridge

Principal Partner
NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service

David Asbridge is the President and Senior Economist at NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, Inc., an independent consulting firm that covers the crop and fertilizer markets, both domestically and globally. Previously, he was a Senior Economist and a BDM...

Kenneth Dalenberg

Owner
Scattered Acres Farm

Kenneth Dalenberg is the Owner of Scattered Acres Farm. Mr. Dalenberg is responsible for managing cultivation of corn and soybeans. He has more than 31 years of experience in conducting research on fertility, seed, and chemicals with private companies...

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Fertilizer Musical Chairs Coming to Sad End- Agrium & CF Industries Last Offers

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President,

Analysis of:Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries | www.chicagotribune.com

Since the beginning of the year Agrium Inc. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have been seeking to make a major acquisition in consolidation effort after drop in sector share prices. This week new offers went out and we might be reaching an end to this round of efforts as the outlook for the sector finally appears to be touching bottom.

Omega-3 Soybean Oil Closer To Commercial Reality For Monsanto and Solae

November 1, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President,

Analysis of:Solae, LLC and Monsanto Company reach important regulatory milestone that advances the development of foods containing the world's first stearidonic acid (SDA) omega-3 soybean oil product | www.seedquest.com

The GRAS certification of Monsanto's new omega-3 Soybean Oil is a major step not only for Monanto and their partner on this product, Solae LLC, but a it could also help pave the way to the acceptance of GMO crops around the world. The product still needs to be developed and marketed correctly as it is SDA and not EPA or DHA.

"Where's the Beef?" Will Meat Lose Global Favor?

October 30, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President,

Analysis of:Vegetarian diet is better for the planet, says Lord Stern | www.guardian.co.uk

The production of meats is responsible for 18% of man made green house gas emissions and 25% of man made methane emissions. No wonder there is talk that eating beef is not very green. WIll sustainable farming and green consumers move away from meats and towards a vegetarian diet?

Farmer Bill Gates Defends Biotech Crops and Pushes For Sustainability

October 18, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President,

Analysis of:Gates chides critics, defends biotech crops « Des Moines Register Staff Blogs | The Des Moines Register | blogs.desmoinesregister.com

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is putting big bucks behind a push to improve farming in Africa and the rest of the thrid world; he includes biotech crops as part of the solution.

Are Things Getting Hot Down Under? Everyone Interested in AWB !

September 29, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President,

Analysis of:RPT-DEALTALK-Bunge seen most likely partner for Australia's AWB | sg.news.yahoo.com

Bunge Ltd , Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Nobel Group , Louis Dreyfus, Glencore International and even Gavilon LLC could be interested or already in talks with AWB for a possible acquisition of more then just their Geneva grain trading operations. It would seem logical that someone might be interested in these assets, but who would it be?

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