Jul 26, 2019
UPDATE to previous post: Cover Crops Producers affected by natural disasters who filed prevented planting claims then planted an MFP-eligible cover crop, with the potential to be harvested or for subsequent use as forage, qualify for a $15 per acre payment. Acreage of cover crops must be planted by August 1, 2019 to be considered eligible…
Jul 25, 2019
The fall & spring of 2019 were one of the most challenging in recent history regarding uncertainty in Agriculture Policy. The lobbying effort for the passage of the Farm Bill, the WHIP disaster approval, MFP, cover cropping changes, and trade tariffs has been challenging. Our office has been involved weekly since January on conference calls,…
Jun 20, 2019
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…
May 23, 2019
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…
May 10, 2019
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…
Feb 18, 2019
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…
Feb 1, 2019
2019 Price Discovery Tracking Final Prices – Updated 3/4/2019
Nov 2, 2018
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