NORTHSTAR COMMODITY - Key Persons


Brett Sweeney

Job Titles:
  • Field Representative
Brett has been with Northstar Commodity for 15 years. Prior to that, he gained valuable agri-business expertise as the national sales manager for E-markets, selling cash grain contracts to elevators. He was also a regional sales associate with DTN in Iowa. Previously, he served as a hog buyer in Litchfield, MN. Brett graduated from Buena Vista University.

Jason Ward - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Market Analyst With
Jason has worked as a market analyst with Northstar Commodity for 18 years and is the co-author of the Ag-Investor newsletter. He specializes in the corn and energy markets, with a focus on ethanol. Ward is a regular contributor to the Associated Press, Dow Jones, and Bloomberg News. He has also appeared on CNBC and the Linder Farm Network Radio Station. Jason has a degree in marketing from the University of Minnesota, and works with grain and ethanol producers across the Midwest.

Mark Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Chief
Our Chief Analyst, Mark, has 28 years of experience as a commodity advisor. Prior to joining Northstar Commodity, Mark worked with the USDA Farm Service Agency as a compliance supervisor. He is co-author of the weekly AgInvestor newsletter and is an in-demand speaker at market outlook seminars. Mark's expertise and dedication are evidenced in his years of experience in the administration and compliance of USDA programs, including the new Farm Program. He has also earned keen insight into the U.S. and Global fundamental situation in the grain and livestock markets.