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March 4, 2009

Green Markets has assembled a stellar group of fertilizer and agriculture industry experts and thought leaders who will address the issues, challenges and opportunities facing these industries for 2009 and beyond.

The valuable insight and analysis shared during this 90-minute interactive Webinar is not available elsewhere. Register now to ensure you hear from our reputable line up of the most trusted and respected experts and analysts covering the fertilizer and agriculture industries.

What Was Covered:

Planting outlook: Will corn acreage drop? How much and with what impact?
Outlook for all major crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton.
Fertilizer pricing volatility; what's driving it, and what’s in store ahead
Insights and highlights from just-released USDA projections - including reactions from industry experts

Who Attended:

Fertilizer manufacturer executives, product managers, plant managers, strategic planners and sales executives
Fertilizer dealers, traders and purchasing and supply chain managers
Fertilizer transportation professionals
Investment bankers and financial and market analysts tracking the fertilizer industry

About the Speakers:

Dr. Gerald Bange, Chairman, World Outlook Board, USDA - Gerald A. Bange joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1970 as an agricultural marketing specialist for the Agricultural Research Service. In 1975, he transferred to the Foreign Agricultural Service as an agricultural economist where, in 1981, he became Director of the Foreign Production Estimates Division and, in January 1983, he was appointed Deputy Assistant Administrator for International Agricultural Statistics. In October 1983, he transferred to the World Agricultural Outlook Board where he served as Deputy Chairperson until March 1994 at which time he was appointed to his present position as Chairperson of the Board. Dr. Bange has received numerous awards including the Department’s Superior Service Award and Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive. He majored in agricultural economics at the University of Maryland where he earned a B.S. in 1966, M.S. in 1969, and Ph.D. in 1975.

Tom Blue, Senior Fertilizer Industry Consultant, Blue, Johnson & Associates - Thomas Blue has been with Blue, Johnson & Associates Inc. since 1984. Prior to that he was with SRI International, where he started as an industrial economist in 1960 before becoming Director of Agricultural Chemicals Consulting in 1973. Tom now works as a highly-sought-after consultant on fertilizers, related minerals and chemical products. His many areas of expertise include acquisition analyses and assistance; natural gas and other raw material purchasing practices; project feasibilities and opportunity assessments; profit planning; supply/demand/cost/price forecasting; contract evaluations and price arbitration; trade trends; market and customer profiles; distribution; criteria for investment decisions; and environmental analyses. Tom has also developed various multi-client studies profiling the supply/demand economics of nitrogen, phosphate, potash, sulfur, methanol and natural gas.

Timothy Chrislip, Director, Product Management and Business Development, CHS Crop Nutrients - Tim Chrislip is director, CHS crop nutrients product management and business development, a position he has held since September, 2007. He is responsible for all supplier relationships, positions and risk management and business development. Prior to joining CHS crop nutrients, Chrislip was a product manager for Agriliance, the agronomy marketing joint venture owned by CHS and Land O’Lakes.

Chrislip is widely respected within the crop nutrients industry for his skills in operations, marketing and sourcing, having held a variety of supply, sales, marketing and management positions with Hydro Agri North America, a Norsk Hydro subsidiary; and Terra Industries.

He has served on the boards of directors for the California Fertilizer Association, Trademark Nitrogen, Hydro Agri Mexico, and Hydro Merschman, LLC, and is an active member of The Fertilizer Institute.

Chrislip grew up in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, and attended Oklahoma State University. He has also participated in a variety of professional training institutes.

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Green Markets 2009 Agriculture & Fertilizer Outlook – Webinar Recordings Now Available Audio recording on CD-ROM -- $199