Kristi was born and raised on a dairy farm in Minnesota where she developed a passion for the agriculture industry. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College where she majored in Communication Studies. Following graduation from college, she worked as a farm broadcaster for the Minnesota Farm Network (MFN), a radio specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and as Associate Ag Director at the Northern Ag Network. With over 14 years of radio experience, including 10 years of farm broadcasting, Kristi is recognized as an authority in agriculture news throughout the region and the country.

Bill Pelton, a third generation ranch raised Montanan who attended schools in Fishtail and Absarokee prior to receiving a B S Degree in Animal Science/Ag Production from Montana State University, enjoys more than forty years experience in Agricultural Finance, Feedlot Management, Livestock Production and Marketing, Animal Nutrition, Ag Sales/ Sales Management, and Team Building. He currently resides in Billings, MT where he owns and manages BILL PELTON Livestock, LLC, a livestock advertising, marketing, and consulting agency. Bill enjoys giving back to agriculture and spending time with his three daughters and their children.

A Montana farming and ranching native, Clint has a degree in Agricultural Production from Montana State University-Bozeman. He became Editor of the Montana Farmer-Stockman magazine in 1987 and in 1993 developed the Western Beef Producer magazine. Clint later became Senior Editor of BEEF magazine. He founded Global Beef Systems, LLC in 2009. In 2006 he was appointed director of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) from Montana. Clint assists ranchers in developing supply-chain management strategies that focus on producing beef to meet end-user product specifications. Clint has authored more than 50 popular and professional articles and papers about global competition in the beef industry. He speaks extensively on competitive factors in global beef production and how producers in the U.S. and elsewhere can respond to production and marketing signals in the international marketplace.

Scot A. Miller was raised with three brothers on a family owned and operated ranch and farm in north central North Dakota. Enterprises included a commercial cow herd and calf backgrounding, along with durum, barley, corn, and hay production. After completing a degree in animal science at North Dakota State University in Fargo, Scot began his career in the cattle market as a regional analyst for Cattle-Fax, the marketing arm of the National Cattleman's Association in Denver. Following 18 months as a cow/calf analyst for the North Plains/Intermountain region, he spent two years as the Midwest feedlot analyst. Scot has been a commodity futures broker in Billings, MT for more than 30 years. Over half of that time he has been operating Scot A. Miller & Associates, a full service commodity futures brokerage specializing in risk management for cattle clients utilizing fundamental, technical, and historical data.

Amanda is a Montana native, born into a ranching family and raised with a strong passion for agriculture. Active in 4H, she was awarded a NILE Merit Heifer Scholarship in 2005 and has since become the program administrator. In 2009, Amanda graduated from Northwest College in Powell, WY with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Agricultural Business. Amanda continues to work with her family on the ranch, enjoying the great outdoors.