Josh graduated from Iowa State University in 2014 with a B.S. in Agricultural Business with a focus on commodity markets and risk management. Following graduation, he spent a year in west-central Minnesota as a grain buyer for a country elevator and three years with...
Billy graduated from The Ohio State University in 1992 with a degree in Economics. He first started at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a clerk for a small trading firm. Within six months, he had become an independent floor trader and commodities broker in the lean...
Dave’s industry experience has covered everything from hog purchasing and marketing to contract negotiation and open market sales. He started his career at Heinhold hog markets, then becoming a market manager for IBP hog market. Following IBP, he was the market...
Karl has been an active trader for 30 years, spending most of his time in the pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is well connected to the meat side of the business and provides a perspective on hog and cattle futures. He has worked for several FCMs including...
Steve started his career in public accounting, working for a CPA firm that specialized in agricultural cooperatives and not-for-profit organizations. He went on to manage a feed and grain supply cooperative. Currently, he provides financial guidance and support for...