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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.

Posts by Kent Thiesse

by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Oct. 9, 2012

Drought Continues, Harvest Wrapping Up

Even though the 2012 harvest season is rapidly drawing to a close, most areas of southern and western Minnesota remain in severe to extreme drought,....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Oct. 2, 2012

2012 Crop Insurance Considerations

With federal crop insurance, every year is different, and with the multiple options available to producers, there are many variable results from crop....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Sep. 25, 2012

Harvest Progresses Rapidly

Corn and soybean harvest is progressing at a very rapid rate in most portions of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, as a result of almost perfect....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Sep. 18, 2012

Sept. 12 USDA Crop Report

The USDA Crop Report released on Sept. 12 made a slight decrease in the expected U.S. corn and soybean production for 2012, as compared to the August....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Sep. 11, 2012

2012 Corn Harvest Underway

The very warm growing season this year has pushed the 2012 corn crop very rapidly toward maturity. Corn harvest has begun in many areas of south-....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Sep. 4, 2012

RFS Being Challenged by Drought

The 2012 drought has brought the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) into the forefront. The RFS regulations are managed by the EPA, and those regulations....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Aug. 28, 2012

Crop Insurance Key to Farm Risk Management

Many farm operators across the upper Midwest are facing the most severe crop loss since 1988, with some producers facing the most significant drought....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Aug. 21, 2012

Livestock Industry Under Stress

The corn and soybean meal market prices have responded to the current U.S. drought with dramatic market increases. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Aug. 14, 2012

August Crop Report Recap

Due to the severe drought affecting much of the major corn- and soybean-producing areas of the United States, the Aug. 10 USDA crop report was very....More
by Kent Thiesse in Focus on Ag Aug. 7, 2012

Impacts of the 2012 Drought

Much of the major corn- and soybean-producing areas of the U.S. are now in the middle of one of the worst droughts in decades, certainly the worst....More
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