Known to his 1 million+ followers on YouTube as the “Millennial Farmer”, Zach is a 6th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.

His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture.

Rob Sharkey is not your average 5th generation Illinois grain farmer. Better known as the SharkFarmer he is a risk taker and out of the box thinker who believes everyone has a story to tell. His authentic interview style, ability to tackle controversial issues and share the triumphs and struggles of the modern farmer and business owner has catapulted him onto Sirius XM, PBS, Acres TV and 8 Seasons and counting of SharkFarmer TV on RFDTV. His unfiltered words resonate with 1.7 million listeners weekly around the world.

Zoe Kent is an 8th-generation grain farmer in Ohio. After getting an agribusiness degree from The Ohio State University, she returned to the farm to work alongside her dad Mickey. With Mickey’s retirement at the end of 2021, Zoe is entering in her fourth year of operating Kent Family Farms. Zoe posts family friendly, funny farming videos under the handle @farmwithzoe on social media and uses her platform to connect with others in the industry and spread a positive message about ag to consumers.

Willie Robertson is best known for starring in and executive producing A&E’s Duck Dynasty. He is a New York Times best-selling author of several books including his newest release Gospeler. He is the founder of Buck Commander and CEO of Duck Commander. Willie expanded his family’s small business from a living room operation to a company for all things outdoors and has sold millions of duck calls and merchandise worldwide.

He appeared as the “Mallard” on Masked Singer and many other TV shows, movies, and platforms. Willie also hosted a talk show and podcast. Willie has continued to be an avid outdoorsman and has founded a Sportsman Camp for young people near his home at Camp ChYoCa in Calhoun, LA.

While the Robertsons’ story is an excellent example of entrepreneurship and dedication, it is at its core built on faith and family. Willie continues to teach the Gospel to tens of thousands of people worldwide. Willie and Korie live near their children and grandchildren in West Monroe, Louisiana, where he enjoys cooking the family meals.

Marlin Bohling was raised on a diversified family farm on the Kansas/Nebraska border near the small town of Byron, NE. After managing the farm operation for over two decades, he gradually transitioned into a career as a farm broadcaster beginning in 1996 with his first station, KFRM, based in Clay Center, KS. In 2002, he moved to Raleigh, NC where he worked for legendary news talk station, WPTF, and its sister company, the Southern Farm Network. In 2012, he accepted a position back in the Plains as a farm broadcaster with KRVN and the Rural Radio Network based in Lexington, NE. Then in 2014, he gained a national audience when he went to work for RFD-TV and Rural Radio SiriusXM channel 147 with studio operations based in Nashville, TN.

Throughout his broadcasting career, he continually honed his skills focusing on commodity markets as he interacted with numerous well known market analysts from around the nation live every day. He has been widely heralded for his easy-going style of interviewing laced with hard hitting, thought provoking questions of his guests while keeping the audience engaged with clever, light hearted banter and ad lib discussion of breaking news items.

Bohling was the 2006 recipient of the prestigious “Oscar in Agriculture” Award given at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention in Kansas City. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards including being the winner of the NAFB national Marketcast Award for radio broadcasters as well as its companion category of Video Marketcast Award for television broadcasters.

He has served in multiple leadership capacities including as Co-Chair of the NAFB New Service Committee, president of the North Carolina Farmwriters and Broadcasters organization, and president of the Wake County (NC) Agribusiness Council.

Besides his broadcasting and production agriculture career, he has also been heavily involved with agricultural web programming, podcasting, and freelance work utilizing his own home-based studio.

David Kruse is founder and Chairman of Commstock Investments, an agricultural risk management company that provides commodity brokerage, advisory services and crop insurance. With customers in over 30 states, Commstock helps farmers across the country manage their production marketing risk.

In the past 40 years, Mr. Kruse has produced The Commstock Report, an opinionated ag commentary and market analysis available daily on many radio stations covering the greater Midwest. The Commstock Report has also been delivered electronically by email or through DTN subscription since 1985 to thousands of subscribers across the U.S. and Canada. David has authored over 20,000 Commstock Reports and has hosted the Family Farm Masterclass, a professional development conference advocating for American agriculture and the family farm.

David Kruse has been actively engaged in production agriculture since 1973 and he continues to manage his family’s corn/soybean farms in Northwest Iowa. David has also been an outspoken proponent of agriculture and has used his market advisory service as a platform to advocate for the American Producer. He is a frequent keynote speaker at major U.S. agricultural conferences.

Eric Relph is the Branch Manager for the Royal, Iowa Commstock office. Mr. Relph works with grain and livestock farmers across the country managing price risk management. He is a native of western Kansas, born in a family of farmers, cattlemen and business owners. Being from the heart of feedlot country, Mr. Relph has also positioned himself as an expert on livestock risk protection insurance.

Joe Camp is the Director of Managed Programs at Commstock Investments. Mr. Camp provides risk management for producers across the Midwest. In addition to being a weekly contributor to the Commstock Report, he also provides exclusive commodity analysis to the Illinois Farm Bureau. He is a published writer and accomplished presenter on agricultural markets. He manages the Commstock branch office in Bloomington, Il.