Job Springer Ag Consultant NF2 Team jdspringer@noble.org

• Master of Science in agribusiness economics, 2006, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.
• Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics, 2004, Kansas State University

Springer joined the Noble Foundation in spring 2006. While pursuing his master's degree, he worked as a research assistant at Kansas State University. Springer's research included farm equipment price analysis and the examination of tax expenditure limitation laws.

Springer is interested in helping farmers, ranchers and natural resource stewards achieve their goals. His specific areas of interest include farm taxation, marketing, financial budgets and strategic planning.

Springer was raised in southeast Kansas, where he worked on his family's farm and ranches. Their operations included cow-calf, feeder cattle and a variety of crops such as alfalfa, grain sorghum, wheat and soybeans.

Online publications include:
The Message Behind the Jan. 1, 2008 Cattle Inventory
How Much Did She Make Me?
What Is Likely to Affect Hay Prices in the Fall of 2007?
Use Price Slides to Develop a Competitive Market Price
In Drought, Consider the Economics of Options When Dealing With Cattle