Rich NelsonDirector of Research
ALLENDALE INC![]()
Rich Nelson is Director of Research at Allendale, Inc., one of the most respected commodity research and trading firms in the US. Allendale's clients range from Class A grain and livestock farmers, to food companies purchasing their products, and up to...
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...
Brian StevensonPrincipal
B. Stevenson Associates![]()
Brian Stevenson is the Principal of B. Stevenson Associates. He was previously a Senior Vice President at Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC). While at IBC, Mr. Stevenson was a member of the corporate senior executive management team and reported directly...
Joe VictorBusiness Development Specialist
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Inc.![]()
Joe Victor is a Business Development Specialist with Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), the principal market for hard red spring wheat. Previously he was Vice President at Allendale, one of the largest commodity research advisory firms in Mid-America...
Yunguan XiDirector
Nanjing Global Organic Food Research and Consulting Center![]()
XI Yunguan is the Director of the Nanjing Global Organic Food Research and Consulting Center. He is a Professor and advisor of organic farming and rural circular economy in Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences and has involved in organic farming...