The industry pulse.

To keep the pulse of the industry and learn more about Our readers, Agri Marketing has developed an interactive online poll. To participate in the poll, go to www.agrimarketing.com and look for the survey box in the right column. Each month a new question and the results of the previous poll will be featured in Agri Marketing magazine. If you have comments or ideas for survey questions, please contact Bekah Reddick at [e-mail].

QUESTION:

How prevalant do you feel the Asian soybean rust outbreak will be this crop season in the U.S.?

[] Worse than expected in all regions

[] Spotty occurrence, not much overall impact

[] Only in the South

[] More hype than threat. Won't be an issue.

Go to www.agrimarketing.com to respond!

APRIL RESULTS *

Did you plan to have a
career in the agriculture
industry?

Yes, my entire life                             42.4%
I just stumbled into the industry               33.3%
Sort of, it's the next best thing to farming    12.1%
Never in my wildest dreams                      12.1%

* Results as of April 14, 2005. Go to
www.agrimarketing.com to see complete
results.

Note: Table made from bar graph.