WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 – Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) adjusted the 2019 final haying and grazing date from November 1 to September…

There has been way too much chatter and way too many rumors and misinformation about the Market Facilitation Program that was announced.  In my previous letter, I noted the timing to be late July early August and I have attached the news release from USDA that confirms and outlines the 2019 MFP.  To say the…

  The agency has taken on a leadership role regarding the politics of insurance and has become a valuable resource to our legislators and policymakers.  While in Washington D.C. last year, we helped accomplish the final signing of our current farm bill.  We have now focused our efforts on trade, additional trade aid, financing, and…

Tyler Bjerke of Heritage Insurance Services has achieved the President’s Club distinction with Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company for 2018. The President’s Club honors the top 25 producing Life, Health, and Annuity agents nationwide for Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company in a calendar year. Auto-Owners, a Fortune 500 Company, currently has over 21,000 authorized agents in 26…

2019 Price Discovery Tracking Final Prices – Updated 3/4/2019

Prices are now official per the USDA Informational Memorandum: PM-18-053.  Below are Trigger Charts for Soybeans and Corn Soybeans Trigger Chart Corn Trigger Chart    

        USDA Issues Disaster County Declarations for North Dakota     Date: October 5, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a disaster declaration list for additional counties in North Dakota. In two letters from the USDA, disaster designations were identified for the following counties in North Dakota. The…

Prices are now official per the USDA Informational Memorandum: PM-18-044.  Below are Trigger Charts for Barley, Spring Wheat and Durum. Barley Trigger Chart Spring Wheat Trigger Chart Durum Trigger Chart