Corey Geiger, Billy Roberts and Abbi Prins
CoBank
Editor's note: The first part of this CoBank report was published in the July 25 issue of Agri-View.
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Corey Geiger
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Billy Roberts
Corey Geiger and Billy Roberts are lead industry analysts and Abbi Prins is an industry analyst with the Knowledge Exchange Division of CoBank.
CoBank is a $158 billion cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. It’s a member of the Farm Credit System. Visit www.cobank.com for more information.
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