Kevin McNew was raised on a farm in central Oklahoma. He received his Bachelors degree from Oklahoma State University and Masters and PhD from North Carolina State University in economics.
For over a decade, he was a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland and Montana State University focusing on commodity markets. He won numerous academic awards over his career for his research and outreach work, and was widely regarded for boiling down complex economic issues in to easy-to-understand concepts for applied life.
His creative interest in localized commodity markets and his passion for applied problem-solving led Kevin to found Cash Grain Bids Inc in 1999. Its mission was to be more than data, but a reliable source of unbiased intelligence to commodity traders. Kevin has led the development of such feature-rich trading tools as the Optimizer, My Grain Trades, and the latest product GoGrain. These tools provide tens of thousands of users a unique understanding of where and when to buy or sell their commodities, all while keeping users informed of their market positions as volatile commodity prices change.
As an Analyst, Kevin’s unique commentary on cash markets can be seen weekly on Bloomberg, DTN, Agweb.com. Agriculture.com and other publications, and he is often quoted by Reuters and Dow Jones news services on commodity markets. In addition, he is a popular speaker at conferences on topics of risk management, biofuels and new trading techniques.
Read Kevin’s blog, Cash Grain Insights, which is featured on AgWeb.com.
McNew is one of 16 market experts that will be participating at Marketing Rally.
Marketing Rally
Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - Thursday, December 02, 2010
Pheasant Run Resort
4051 East Main Street
St. Charles, IL, 60174
(630) 584-6300
Make plans to attend the second-ever Farm Journal Media Marketing Rally. Join 16 of the best marketing minds in agriculture and plan for your 2011 marketing season and beyond. Hear very different strategies from very different advisers and take home multiple ways to improve your business.
