I am an agricultural economist and hold the Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing at the University of Illinois. My best-known work is on commodity market speculation and biofuel markets. In addition to publishing hundreds of scholarly articles in my nearly 40-year career, I have written articles and op-eds for the New York Times, Washington Times, and Time magazine. I work very hard at engaging with the public and enjoy writing immensely. Much to my surprise, I am the most widely followed agricultural economist in the world on social media. I am a long-time member of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) and was named a Fellow in 2013, the highest honor bestowed by the Association. I earned a B.S. in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University and both an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. My lifelong fascination with commodity markets started as a young boy tagging along with my father to check the latest prices from ‘Chicago’ at the local grain elevator. Detailed information on my professional activities can be found at my website: https://scotthirwin.com/. There are several convenient ways to stay up to date with me: Email updates: https://scotthirwin.com/email-updates/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottIrwinUI LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthirwin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...