Al has been a commodity advisor and Ag Consultant since 1976. Al writes and publishes daily and weekly comments about the grain markets. He is also the Senior Marketing Editor with Successful Farming magazine where he writes the Your Profit column. Al has published over 300 articles in major farm magazines. He has also  published two books on commodities trading and is commonly quoted in major publications including the Wall Street Journal. Al is a featured speaker at commodity conferences nationwide and has spoken at conferences in six countries. Al earned his degree in Ag Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1974, after which he was executive director of the Minnesota Soybean Association. He started his first research and consulting firm in 1975.  Al is still involved with his family farm in southwest Minnesota.