SPEAKERS | commodity-classroom

Richard Brock

Richard Brock is the founder and Chairman of the board. He started circulation of The Brock Report in 1980, has been a contributing writer to dozens of farm publications and speaks at 40+ conventions and farm meetings each year

Richard grew up on a family grain and hog farm in Darlington IN, received his B.S. in Ag Econ at Purdue, M.S. in Economics at Cornell, and started BA in 1980.

Kurt Barth

Kurt uses his 25-plus years of experience in the financial markets and business acumen to design individualized plans for clients that integrate market outlook, cash flow needs, on-farm storage analysis, debt loads and other factors. He is a botanist by education, earning his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1979.

Jason Moss

Jason is a Senior Marketing Consultant for Brock Associates. Jason earned a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois, a M.S. in Ag Economics from Purdue, and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.

Jason works on his family farm in Quincy Illinois. He brings extensive knowledge of cash and futures markets to the table, with personal application experience.

David Brock

David is president for Brock Associates. David holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, along with an M.B.A. from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He began his career in engineering before returning to agriculture and joining Brock Associates in 2014.

David oversees the firm and supports the writing team with market analysis and graphics. He also works directly both producers and agribusiness professionals.

Dave Behrel

Dave is the VP of Brokerage for Brock Investor Services.

Dave's family roots in the commodity business date back to 1913, he himself has over 25 years experience in the futures industry, including 2 on the floor and over 10 with BIS.

Bruce Lantzky

Bruce is a Crop Insurance Agent for Momentum Ag. He runs a large family farm operation in Northeast Iowa and has been a crop insurance agent for over 25 years.

Bruce has clients throughout the upper Midwest from Pennsylvania to Iowa and everywhere in between. He works with each insured to provide them with a plan that meets their operations need to cover their risk.

Tom Crane

Tom Crane is a Director on the Agricultural Business Line Team at CME Group. In this role, he manages the growth of the Livestock, Lumber, and Fertilizer Futures & Options markets. Tom also serves as the lead analyst on the agricultural business team, where he analyzes market composition and liquidity to ensure ease of execution for market participants.

Previously, Tom spent time in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry team leader, where he led Marines through humanitarian and combat operations. Tom graduated with a BS in Finance from DePaul University and received his MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management.

Alison Coughlin

Alison Coughlin is a Director of Research and Product Development at CME Group. In this role, she designs new commodity derivatives, as well as maintains CME Group’s benchmark agricultural products, including the grain and oilseed complex, lumber, and fertilizer. Previously, Alison served the U.S. government in two capacities – as an International Trade Analyst for the U.S. International Trade Commission, where she both led and contributed to several studies on global agricultural trade and competitiveness, and later as a Director with the Office of the United States Trade Representative, where she participated in negotiations on trade agreements. Alison graduated with a BS in International, Resource, and Consumer Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and with a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Chicago.