Ray Grabanski is President and the Principal Owner of Progressive Ag, a firm specializing in helping farmers prosper by taking calculated risks, and passing on risk to others via crop insurance, cash marketing positions and futures/options hedging accounts when the limited reward is no longer worth the risk.

Progressive Ag focuses on the timing of this risk transfer, and coordinating those efforts with the highly subsidized, but rigid multi-peril crop insurance program. Progressive Ag has been highly successful in this venture, rated the top marketing firm in the US by the USDA sponsored AGMAS Program, which has placed Progressive Ag consistently above all other US marketing firms for corn/soybeans for the past four years. Ray designed the export, yield and price computer models that have been instrumental in making Progressive Ag the premiere marketing firm in the US, and is the lead analyst responsible for making market decisions.

Progressive Ag Systems, the crop insurance arm, is perhaps the largest and fastest growing independent insurance agency in the Northern Plains, largely due to the innovative methods Ray has used to coordinate crop insurance and marketing into a comprehensive risk management program. Ray has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Ag Economics from North Dakota State and Iowa State University, has worked as a Farm Management Specialist with the NDSU Extension Service in the early 90’s, a farm management consultant, and is a recognized industry leader in risk management methods. Ray celebrated 19 years of marriage to his wife Joan in 2006 and they live near Kindred, ND with their two children, Shelby (9) and Bryce (3).

Randy Martinson has been the Manager of Progressive Ag Marketing since 2000, and has been a commodity broker since 1995 when he started at Progressive Ag.

Randy is well known for his introductory marketing series for marketing clubs, where he introduces complex marketing strategies in a simple, straightforward manner. He also specializes in dairy, focusing on introducing the Dairy Options Pilot Program to producers in ND, MN and SD.

Randy often is asked to speak at a variety of events from small marketing clubs to commodity organizations. Farm Broadcasters are constantly in contact with Randy to seek his knowledge in the commodity markets.

Randy grew up on a family grain and livestock farm in rural Milnor, ND where he farmed for ten years following his graduation from North Dakota State School of Science. Randy also attended North Dakota State University for Agriculture Economics. Randy lives in Fargo with his wife Loralie and two daughters, Arielle and Alivia.

Loralie is the other friendly voice you may hear on the phone, except she's the one calling you, possibly with a margin call!

Besides reminding customers to send in their margins, Loralie performs other office duties to help keep everything running smoothy.

Loralie is the wife of Randy, and they have two daughters Ariele and Alivia.