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Top Producer editor Jeanne Bernick makes an inaugural trip to the Gulke Group's new offices at the Chicago Board of Trade. Jerry Gulke, market consultant and Top Producer columnist, provides a first-hand tour of the office where daily market decisions are made.

Source: TopProducer Online

Long-time Risk Management firm Strategic Marketing Services and SMS-Brokerage announces a change of its company name to Gulke Group, Inc., effective October 23, 2009. In addition to a corporate-wide re-branding initiative that will give a more unified approach to Agribusiness, the Gulke Group is announcing the expansion of their existing offices on the 12th floor atrium at the Chicago Board of Trade.

Gulke Group is a leading provider of risk management tools for Agribusiness. Services include daily marketing consulting, client brokerage services, crop/property insurance, interest rate consulting, a managed bushels program for producers and end-users, as well as managed money investment accounts. Jamie Wasemiller, Jeff Beal and Ashley Gulke will continue to form the nucleus of Gulke Group Consulting. Gulke Group Brokerage will continue to be staffed by experienced professionals under the leadership of Jim Riley and Nate Smith.

“Our new name, Gulke Group, gives us the ability to continually expand our services to meet our clients' needs and maintain the longevity of the widely recognized family name in Agribusiness,” President Jerry Gulke said upon announcing the decision to make the change. “While our company name and branding have changed, our customers and partners can be assured that we will continue to deliver the same reliable market analysis, service, and support they've come to expect through the years.”

Established in 1991, Gulke Group, Inc is a privately held consulting firm setting the standard for Agribusiness risk management services with customers in nearly all ag-related states. Gulke Group will continue to maintain its position while further cultivating its global presence with affiliated consultants around the world, providing market information, global statistics, and analysis and trading guidance.

Jerry Gulke has been a featured columnist for Top Producer Magazine as well as DTN for more than twenty-five years. He leads a team of risk management professionals whose services include hedging for producers and end-users, managed accounts, insurance, interest-rate hedging, technical and fundamental market education. Mr. Gulke actively farms in northern Illinois and manages family farming interests in North Dakota.