Derek Beck
Derek Beck grew up in the wide-skied sandbox of Southwest Nebraska, where both branches of his family tree were rooted in soil, and a whole lot of registered Black Angus courtesy of his Grandpa and Grandma Ferguson. While the cattle eventually retired, Derek never did. He wandered into radio in the late 90s, back when CDs were still a thing, and has been riding the airwaves ever since with stops in McCook, Ne, Scottsbluff, Ne, and North Platte, Ne overseeing dozens of radio stations in the cornhusker state.
Along the way he collected national honors from New Music Weekly in Los Angeles, a Music Reporter of the Year nod from Music Row Magazine in Nashville, and an unofficial trophy for “guy who can fix the studio printer when everyone else gives up.” Derek teamed with Monte James in the early 2000s to bring the Territorial Rodeo Update to life across his stations in McCook, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Alliance, and Chadron. A few years back, he grabbed the reins as Producer of the TRU Top 5 Countdown, working closely with Monte and Parker James as part of the Your Ag Network family.
You can hear Derek early in the morning with the Your Ag Network Overnight Markets and hosing the Territorial Rodeo Update on 60+ stations on the high plains. Derek and Carla are owners of Your Ag Network with Parker James.
Parker James
Parker James is a broadcaster and co-owner at Your Ag Network. Starting as operations manager in 2023, Parker helped build America’s Hot Barn Report from 9,000 online followers to 100,000+ in 2 years.
Parker has won 4 National awards from the NAFB (National Association of Farm Broadcasters) including: The Herb Plambeck award for most creative advertising, 2025 Best interview in the nation, and the 2025 Excellence in Ag Reporting award for the most used NAFB news service audio.
Parker is based out of Yankton South Dakota where he volunteers as the assistant debate coach. He grew up spending summers on the family ranch in Bassett Nebraska. He enjoys sports, hunting, fishing, and spending quality time with his children Leia, Atlas, and Hugh.
Parker advocates for the American producer and hopes to continue being a voice for the hard working folks across the corn and beef belts.
Monte James
Host Monte James grew up on a ranch on the northern borders of the sprawling Sandhills of Nebraska. His family raised cattle and farmed the Niobrara River Valley in Keya Paha County.
His radio career started at a small station in O’Neill, Nebraska doing everything from hosting the Polka Show to local news and markets. Monte’s “tour of duty” included stops at KSCJ in Sioux City Iowa, where he served as morning-show host and farm director. He then went on to the legendary WHO in Des Moines as part of the Marconi Award winning air-staff, as well as a lengthy stint at WNAX in Yankton, South Dakota. During his time behind the mic and in the fields, Monte had the opportunity to work under the direction of farm broadcasting greats like Lee Kline, Keith Kirkpatrick and Col. Jon Phillips, just to name a few. In 2004, he launched the groundbreaking Territorial Rodeo Update heard weekly on stations from the Rockies to the Great Plains and large and loyal following abroad on the internet. He also served as a Territory Manager for Sioux Steel Company from 2005 to 2015, building territories and selling livestock equipment across the Midwest.
Monte still enjoys working and hunting on the family ranch with his son Parker and nephews Shaylor and Shayce. He believes in country values and strives to promote rural communities and agriculture in America while at the same time providing fun and informative reports on Your Ag Network with his HOT BARN REPORT.
Brian Hoops
Brian Hoops is President and Senior Market Analyst of Midwest Market Solutions, Inc.
Brian began his career in the commodity business in 1999 and founded Midwest Market Solutions in 2002. Since that time, Midwest Market Solutions is widely recognzied as one of the top marketing advisory and brokerage firms in America. The company has grown to include 10 offices nationwide and 12 licensed brokers; helping clients with speculative trading, personalized marketing services and full service brokerage transactions.
Brian publishes the Market Insider Daily and Weekly Newsletters for clients and updates Market Insider TV twice a day. Brian is a frequent guest on RFD TV, TD Ameritrade Network, Your Ag Network, WHO Big Show, MGEX and Commodity Wrap on Sirus XM radio. Brian can frequently be heard on radio stations across the country including KAYL, KKIA, Ag News 890 and the Red River Farm Network.
Brian also writes several newsletters that are published throughout the Plains and the Midwest, covering the states of Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Idaho. Brian has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters and Dow Jones newswires and U.S. Farm Report.
Brian graduated from Northwestern College in 1991, where he was a 2 time All District baseball player and team MVP. Brian started his career in the banking industry and was a Vice President of a Northwest Iowa bank and also worked for American General Finance. Brian grew up on a grain farm in Northwest Iowa.
Karina Jones
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters near Broken Bow, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion.
Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her current role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
You can hear her almost every Friday on Your Ag Network’s Hot Barn Report that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on industry reforms. Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the ranch.
Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.
Lorrie Boyer
Lorrie host “Daily Dose of Ag With Lorrie Boyer” as well as markets when needed!
Lorrie Boyer is an award-winning agricultural broadcaster and was named 2023 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB). With more than 29 years of experience, she has built a career telling the stories of farming and ranching with clarity, credibility, and passion, earning the trust of producers and agricultural leaders nationwide.
Lorrie began her broadcasting career as Farm Director at KLMR Radio in Lamar, Colorado, and later served as a Farm Broadcaster for KVAY. For the past 22 years, she has been the Farm News Director at KSIR in Fort Morgan, Colorado, where she continues to deliver timely, insightful agricultural news. Two years ago, she scaled up to become a National farm broadcaster.
Lorrie’s work has earned widespread recognition, including multiple awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association and NAFB. She has also received numerous Friend of Agriculture honors from organizations such as 4-H, FFA chapters, the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and the Colorado Corn Growers Association. In 2023, she was named one of Colorado’s Who’s Who in Agriculture.
Beyond broadcasting, Lorrie is a Colorado Certified 4-H Horse Show Judge and and likes to workout. She recently moved to Gering, Nebraska, with her husband Brian. She has two sons, Blake and Brodie.