Country Hedging has moved into the third ownership level of consulting with its recent investment in Russell Consulting Group. The Midwest-based consulting group offers risk management and financial planning services.
“At Country Hedging, we are committed to continually find business opportunities that allow us to help producers understand and manage risk,” explained Scott Cordes, president, Country Hedging. “Russell Consulting Group has proven expertise in financial analysis and feasibility studies of farming operations along with marketing recommendations. Their operations analysis and recommendations are a perfect complement to what Country Hedging is already doing in risk management programs.”
Moe Russell, principal, Russell Consulting Group, continued, “We have had a marketing agreement with Country Hedging for several years already and know they share our customer focus and philosophy to manage risk through sound decision-making. This closer business relationship will allow both organizations to strengthen our program offerings.”
Russell Consulting Group offers producers invaluable advice on risk management and income protection through ongoing consultation services and detailed financial analysis. The company works through some 31 independent risk management consultants to serve grain and livestock operators in 32 states.
A subsidiary of CHS Inc., Country Hedging is a full-service risk management and commodities broker providing customized marketing strategies and educational services to producers, ranchers and commercial agribusiness through some 60 branch offices across the Eastern Corn Belt, Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Country Hedging is a Futures Commission merchant member with the National Futures Association and a clearing member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and the Kansas City Board of Trade.