Grain Place Field Day speaker talks current market trends
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Mercaris C.E.O. Kellee James takes up the microphone, during Grain Place Food’s annual field day event, for a speech on the commodity market and its affects on the organic farm industry. -
Members of the Three Sisters Garden are encouraged to pick from the variety of plants and herbs in the garden for a taste during Saturday’s annual Grain Place Foods field day tour.
Saturday saw sunshine and heat at local Marquette organic farming industry leader Grain Place Foods’ annual field day. The event, complete with tour, lunch, speakers and an art feature was well attended.
One of a pair of keynote speakers for the afternoon was Kellee James, founder and CEO of Mercaris, a company focused on market conditions for organic and non-GMO commodities, as well as providing a digital space for buyers and sellers to trade said physical commodities.
Keller has had experience at the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and was appointed as a White House Fellow by President Barack Obama. In her address to field day participants she spoke on current commodity markets and their effect on organic agriculture.
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