Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

USDA Proposals For The Next Farm Bill
Following is a brief overview of the USDA proposals for the 2007 Farm Bill that were outlined recently...

Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Future Plans For CRP Acres
Acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) program has been getting considerable attention in recent weeks...

Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Corn Supplies And Acreage For 2007
The rapid expansion of ethanol production in the U.S., and the potential for shortages of an adequate corn supply ...

Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Ethanol Development On The Front Burner
Much of the debate and discussion in Congress and elsewhere in the coming months regarding the next Farm Bill and other ag policy issues will ...

Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Caution On Cash Rental Rates
Cash corn prices are currently at some of the highest prices ever, which is spurring some very rapid and dramatic increases in...

Focus On Agriculture 

Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Crop Report Summary
The latest USDA Crop Supply and Demand Report, released on Jan. 12, gives another indication of...

Focus On Agriculture 

Counter-Cyclical Payments For 2006
USDA made no advance counter-cyclical payment (CCP) on either the 2006 corn or soybean crop in October, 2006, and will not...

Focus On Agriculture 

By Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Policy Positions For The Next Farm Bill
Most farm organizations, commodity groups and other organizations interested in agriculture policy have developed some type of policy position ...

Focus On Agriculture 

By Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Ag Review For 2006
As we reach the end of the year, it’s a good time to reflect on what happened agriculturally in the region in 2006...

Focus On Agriculture 

By Kent Thiesse, Vice President, MinnStar Bank

Historical Perspective Of The Current Farm Bill
Some would argue that we no longer need the traditional commodity-based federal government farm programs, and that the next Farm Bill...