
Blairo Borges Maggi
Governor of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso and world’s largest soybean farmer

Mark Palmquist
Executive vice president of CHS, the nation’s largest grain and farm supply cooperative
Mike Rahm, Mosaic vice president, market analysis and strategic planning, on forces influencing fertilizer prices
JB Penn, John Deere’s economist and former USDA undersecretary, on outlook for the global economy
Allen Lash, President of AgriSolutions, on solidifying your credit line
Bill Lankswert, treasurer, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, on where interest rates and inflation are headed next
Dennis Daggett, senior vice president, John Deere Risk Protection, on how to rewrite your risk management plan
Darin Newsom, DTN senior market analyst, on the volatile commodity outlook
Bryce Anderson, DTN meteorologist, on chances for weather and yield risks for 2009
Rick Christiansen, LarsenAllen tax partner for agribusiness, on redesigning your estate plan
John Blanchfield, Manager of Ag Banking for the American Bankers Association, on borrower fallout from the financial crisis
Leigh Rubin, nationally syndicated “Rubes” cartoonist, on being creative, staying fresh and having fun 365 days a year
Lance Woodbury, Family Business Mediator, Kennedy and Coe, on managing your family and relationship risk