Connect Ag Seminar

Shanon Sims
Ranching for Profit

Shanon Sims was born and raised on a holistically managed, family owned cow/calf and stocker operation in southeastern Wyoming. The Sims family motto is “never stop learning” and he has fully embraced that philosophy, earning a BS in Animal Science from the University of Wyoming, completing Ranching For Profit twice, Holistic Management training twice, the High Plains Ranch Practicum once, along with many workshops and hosted educational opportunities. Through all of this, he has learned that the best way to learn is to share experiences (especially failures), ideas, and theories. He operates Sims Cattle Company, LLC along with three other generations currently active (though in varying degrees!) in the business.

Shanon and his wife, Melinda, were active in Executive Link for two years and used that time create a business that is (hopefully) attractive to their children, Kagan and Jentry.

Matt Bennett
AgMarket,
Farm Division of John Stewart & Associates

Matt Bennett is the CEO and co-founder of AgMarket.Net®, the Farm Division of John Stewart & Associates. He holds a 
Series 3 brokerage license doing business through the agricultural marketing and consulting firm. 

The seventh-generation Central Illinois farmer and livestock producer brings the producer perspective to the table with his 
extensive grain and livestock marketing background. He specializes in formulating risk-management strategies and 
customizing marketing plans specific to a producer’s operation for clients throughout the United States. 

Matt’s analysis and commentary on the markets can be found on local and national broadcast platforms. This includes: 
AgDay, Agriculture of America, Bloomberg, the CME Group, Farm Futures, Market to Market, RFD-TV, This Week in 
AgriBusiness, U.S. Farm Report and more.