 David D. AsbridgePresident / Senior Economist NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, Inc. David Asbridge has analyzed U.S. and world agriculture for over 30 years. He grew up on a row-crop farm in Tennessee where his family farmed mostly soybeans, corn and wheat. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin while still farming and was one of the first students to receive a BS in Agricultural Business from that school. After completing his BS, he moved to Knoxville and completed the course work and thesis and received a MS in Agricultural Economics. After finishing his formal education, David accepted a position with USDA as an Agricultural Statistician stationed at Purdue University. In 1978, David moved to CF Industries, a leading fertilizer producer in the U.S., as the Agri-Business Analyst (1978-1989) and later to Manager of Agri-Business Analysis (1996-2004). While there, he was responsible for collecting, analyzing and forecasting agricultural and fertilizer data and relating it to the fertilizer market. David was also a director on the U.S. Grains Council and a member and later Chairman of The Fertilizer Institute's Economics Council. Between those two stints at CF, David was the Chief Economist and Director of New Uses for the American Soybean Association where he was responsible for the data collection and analysis of U.S. and world soybean information for the Association and also helped set up and organize the then newly formed United Soybean Board. From 2004 to 2009, David was a Senior Economist and Manager of the Commercial Advisor program with Doane Advisory Services, a leading farm consulting firm in North America. He also held the position of soybean analyst and acting General Manager during his tenure at Doane. Since leaving Doane, David has worked towards putting together this newsletter to help fertilizer buyers do a better job of knowing whether to make forward purchases and if so, when to carry them out. He has also been working to help develop better ways to forward purchase fertilizer products and hopes to be able to bring those methods out soon. David is still active in consulting on crop and fertilizer topics and is available for both public and private discussions and presentations. David Asbridge phone: 636-778-8680 david@npkfas.com |
 Glen N. BuckleyChief Economist / Partner NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service, Inc. Glen is the Chief Economist and a Partner at NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service. NPKFAS is a consulting company focused primarily on advising dealers and farmers on issues relating to the fertilizer industry. Prior to joining NPKFAS, Glen retired from CF Industries where he served as the Chief Economist and Director of Agribusiness Analysis for almost 30 years. Glen is the Past Chairman of the U.S. Grains Council and recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from that organization. He has also served as Chairman of a number of other industry organizations including the Ag Chemical Division of the American Marketing Association, TFI’s Economics Council and the International Fertilizer Association’s Demand Working Group. He has also served on the Board of Directors as well as other leadership positions in a number of other industry organizations including the Potash and Phosphate Institute, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, the Agricultural Industry Coalition and the Agribusiness Industry Council of the National Corn Growers Association. Glen received his Bachelors degree in Forest Management from Florida State University and graduate degrees in Agriculture Management and Agricultural Economics from the University of Florida. Glen Buckley phone: 352-340-8516 glen@npkfas.com |
