Angie Setzer
Angie Setzer is Vice President of Grain at Citizens Elevator. She seeks to help customers see the flow of cash grain and prices, maximizing margins and returning solid results. She manages five elevator locations as well as a contemporary on-farm program bringing the company’s overall yearly handling to over 12 million bu. Setzer has been in the grain industry for over 13 years. Setzer also writes Pro Farmer's Cash is King column, focusing on the developments in the cash market. She also tackles ways farmers and smaller elevators can take advantage of potential opportunities as they develop.
EARLY LIFE AND CAREER TIMELINE
- Setzer grew up on a potato farm in Central Michigan.
- Throughout high school and college, she had always been told how great a teacher she would be, so she started her education degree.
- A year after graduating with a degree, she responded to an ad in the newspaper looking for someone interested in an outside sales position with agricultural experience.
- This $7.50 an hour position was for a cash grain brokerage firm, where she started her career.
- Her years of experience running a diverse and unique direct ship cash grain program has given her an in-depth understanding of basis, spreads and futures.
- She makes regular appearances on Agritalk, Market Rally Radio, Benzinga’s Pre-Market Prep Show, and The Bubba Show with Todd Horwitz.