Welcome to the "Farm Business Management and Marketing" (FBMM) Soybean Answers online forum. You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions in “FAQs.” To ask a specific question, click the "Ask a Question" button in the FAQ area. You can view current questions in the "1999 Archive". Older questions are available in the other "Archives" areas. More information about team members is provided below. Please Note: This area is currently not accepting new questions.  We are currently seeking another expert in this area.  Thank you for your patience. Greeting from the Experts Welcome to the Farm Business Management and Marketing section of "Ask an Expert." Working as a team of four FBMM educators, we hope to provide timely answers to your questions regarding various management and marketing issues. The following list indicates the principal areas covered under the title farm business management and marketing: agricultural law, agricultural policy, enterprise analysis, estate, retirement and personal financial planning, farm business organization, farmland leasing and values, financial and investment analysis, income tax management, personnel management, risk management, environmental resource economics (also covered by Richard Farnsworth), marketing and outlook (also covered by Darrel Good) Each of our team members maintains a general expertise in these areas as well as a special emphasis in one or more of the listed areas. Send us your detailed questions and we will work to respond quickly with the expert answer or the source for the information you need. Our team looks forward to interacting with you in this open forum. Farm Business Management and Marketing Team University of Illinois Extension Brad Lubben, team co-chair 326 Mumford Hall 1301 W. Gregory Dr. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 333-5519 FAX: (217) 333-5538 e-mail: blubben@uiuc.edu Extension Educators with the Farm Business Management and Marketing Team are trained in farm management principles and applications. The team has years of practical, first-hand experience dealing with producer concerns in counties across the Midwest. In addition, the University of Illinois Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics has worked with the team to provide members with in-depth education on farm management principles. Although every team member has broad expertise, individuals have developed areas of interest over the years. Gary Bullen, Macomb Center, concentrates on leasing, beef economics, and small farm management. Ruth Hambleton, Mt. Vernon Center, works in the areas of grain marketing, risk management, and financial and production management. Brad Lubben, Champaign, works in the areas of agricultural and public policy, risk management, and farmland assessment. Jim Endress, Freeport Center, draws upon his banking experience to work with farm records, financial management, dairy economics, and intergenerational transfer.