Chris Barron is director of operations and president of Carson and Barron Farms Inc. in Rowley, Iowa.
Jerry Gulke farms in Illinois and North Dakota and is president of Gulke Group Inc., a market advisory firm with offices at the Chicago Board of Trade.
John Phipps is a farmer from Chrisman, Ill., and the author of Top Producer's "Perspective" column.
Paul Neiffer is a tax accountant with LarsonAllen LLP and author of the blog The Farm CPA.