MEET OUR TEAM
Lauren Urbanczyk
Risk management and all that it entails for agribusiness firms is Lauren's main focus. As the co-founder of her Independent Introducing Brokerage, she focuses on individual client hedge strategies that include futures, options, OTC contracts, cash sales, calendar spreads, and crop insurance. Working to understand total financial risk and best utilize the tools that are available to work with, in a way that benefits each client's unique situation is her chief goal. She has worked as an independent futures broker, specializing in the livestock markets, and has also worked as a grain marketing specialist for a large commercial grain company. Her primary interests include the grain and cattle business, markets, economics and trading.
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By far Lauren's best experience in the agriculture industry has been working alongside her husband in his growing farming operation. Forage production is the main objective for the couple: growing corn, wheat, and sorghum silage for silage and hay production. Along with their own farms, they own and run a grow yard, a custom baling and a custom farming business. This experience in production agriculture has helped Lauren gain a deeper understanding of the decisions farmers and ranchers need to make on a daily basis and has added value for her clients.
Lauren graduated from Texas A&M University in May of 2013 with a Master’s degree in Agribusiness, on the heels of having graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Food Marketing and Certifications in both Meat Science and International Trade and Agriculture. In addition, Lauren has participated in international agribusiness conferences and tours in China, New Zealand, Australia, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
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Jake Kuker
Founding partner Jake Kuker, lives in Onawa, IA, where he trades and farms himself. He brings over 20 years of experience in farming and marketing grain to the brokerage business. Besides ag markets, Jake tends to focus on equity futures. His business is trading and farming, which equips him to provide sound risk management strategies for his customers.
Jeremey Frost
Jeremey has 20 plus years cash trading experience. He is the creator of the Mock Trading Character Neutral Nick; Ed Usset’s Grain Marketing character Covered Cal. He was Grain Department Manager for CHS Midwest Cooperatives for nearly 20 years. He also was location manager for a CHS Hedging Branch in Onida, South Dakota and a CHS Future Forty Graduate. His experience and philosophy of always doing what is right for the farmer has helped bring success to all those he interacts with. Our customers have repeaped the benefits of Jeremey’s grain merchandising experience, averaging over $40 per acre bettter than the posted local grain price. Jeremey assists farmers in managing risk through strategic use of a variety of ag-related pricing tools to maximize the best results. Jeremey is a trustworthy member of the ag community and believes in always adding value to the community through related business opportunities that support community growth and employment. Jeremey relayed, “My goal is always to help farmers be successful, see them continue to carry on their legacy of farming, and have the farmer be able to sleep comfortably at night knowing they have a balanced risk management plan."
Brynna Haschke
Brynna was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle on a farm west of Hereford. In 2021 she graduated from West Texas A&M University in two years, with a Bachelors in Agribusiness with a Minor in Accounting. Her main goal in working for TXRM is to help maintain and grow customer/ broker relationships and make everything easy for both. She is eager to continue to learn and get liscensed. She also works for a diversified farming operation maintaining books, financials, and customer relationships. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.