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Kent Thiesse is a former University of Minnesota Extension educator and now is Vice President of MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, MN. You can contact him at 507-726-2137 or via e-mail at kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com.

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by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Mar. 5, 2013

Crop Insurance Decision Time

March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2013 crop year for corn, soybeans and spring wheat in Upper Midwest states. As of March 1....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Feb. 26, 2013

Grain Prices Likely to Become a Bigger Challenge

If you go to almost any rural community and ask someone what the current cash corn price is, you are likely to get a response of “somewhere between $....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Feb. 19, 2013

Crop Insurance Deadline is March 15

March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2013 crop year. A good crop insurance program is a key part of a solid risk-management....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Feb. 12, 2013

Corn Supply Increased Slightly in Feb. 8 WASDE

On Feb. 8, USDA released the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, which showed slight increase in the expected U.S....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Feb. 5, 2013

2013 Farm Program Signup

In early January, Congress voted to extend the 2008 Farm Bill, which expired on Sept. 30, 2012, for an additional year, with a new expiration date of....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Jan. 29, 2013

5 Lessons Learned from the 2012 Drought

The 2012 crop year and the major drought that affected much of the United States is now behind us; however, many areas of the western Corn Belt,....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Jan. 22, 2013

Trend-Adjusted APH Yield Option Continues for 2013

Now is the time to start planning crop insurance strategies for the 2013 crop year, even though the crop insurance enrollment deadline for corn,....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Jan. 15, 2013

Jan. 11 USDA Report Recap

As expected, the USDA Crop Production Report released on Jan. 11 indicates that the total U.S. corn crop in 2012 will decline significantly, and the....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Jan. 8, 2013

Farm Bill Extension for 2013

As part of the congressional agreement that was passed to avoid the fiscal cliff, the 2008 Farm Bill was extended through the 2013 crop year, and....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Jan. 1, 2013

2013 Outlook: Farm Bill, Crop Production, Land Values, Livestock, Biofuels

2013 is setting up to be another interesting year in the agriculture industry, following a very profitable year in 2012 for most crop producers in....More
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