University of Illinois names new soybean strategy chair

University of Illinois names new soybean strategy chair

Illinois farm management expert Gary Schnitkey is the new Soybean Industry Chair in Ag Strategy at the University of Illinois.

Illinois Soybean Association CEO Greg Ratajczyk tells Brownfield ISA funds have helped compensate the chair for their soybean strategy work since 1996.

“So, we can ask Gary if he can do some thorough analysis for our board to help them better understand and then they can make better decisions on where to invest additional check off dollars.”

Schnitkey is an ag economics professor at the U of I, specializing in crop insurance, farm management and farmland economics.

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