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  • Crop Insurance Fall Outlook: Yield Surprises, Market Rallies, and Key September Deadlines

    Crop Insurance Fall Outlook: Yield Surprises, Market Rallies, and Key September Deadlines
    2026/08/31
    Cole Patrick, Director of Crop Insurance Products and Strategy at Compeer Financial, delivers Compeer's Fall Outlook on weather, markets, and crop insurance decisions heading into next year. Cole breaks down a growing season marked by variability — from severe spring storms to shifting global weather patterns — and examines the gap between competing yield estimates for this year's corn and soybean crops. The conversation covers the recent rally in grain prices, rising input costs, and what these trends mean for farm profitability. Cole also walks through the upcoming coverage decisions producers face this fall, including how premium support is shaping area-based insurance products and the coverage changes coming next year. He closes with a look at recent policy updates affecting billing timelines and pasture, rangeland, and forage coverage.
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    24 分
  • 2026 Farmland Market Check-Up

    2026 Farmland Market Check-Up
    2026/08/24
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts opens with an update on crop prices, interest rate trends, and how global events are shaping farm margins and income. She's joined by Jade Kruschke, Appraisal Regional Manager at Compeer Financial, for Compeer's annual look at cropland values across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Jade walks through how farmland values are holding steady across the region, with dairy activity fueling notable gains in parts of Wisconsin even as some high-quality Illinois cropland softens. The conversation also covers cash rental rate trends, the balance between private sales and public auctions, and what shifting transaction volumes suggest about the health of the land market. Jade rounds things out with insights on the recreational land market and where to find Compeer's benchmark and appraisal resources.
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    37 分
  • August DC Update: Fed Holds Steady, Senate Farm Bill Markup, and Crop Progress Concerns

    August DC Update: Fed Holds Steady, Senate Farm Bill Markup, and Crop Progress Concerns
    2026/08/06
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts and Ben Duncanson from Legislative Affairs open with the Federal Reserve's latest rate decision and what it signals about the path ahead for inflation and interest rates under new Fed leadership. Ben breaks down the House's final moves before August recess, including budget reconciliation efforts, disaster assistance for agriculture, and the Farm Bill's next steps as it heads toward a Senate markup. The conversation also covers new tariff developments affecting trade with Canada and the uncertain path forward for E-15. Megan recaps the latest USDA crop report, shifting crop conditions across the Corn Belt, and why the upcoming August report tends to be one of the most closely watched of the year. The episode wraps with a lighthearted look at long-term trends in U.S. corn and soybean acreage.
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    33 分
  • Compeer's AgriMindset: Farm Risk Ready℠ With Nationwide®

    Compeer's AgriMindset: Farm Risk Ready℠ With Nationwide®
    2026/07/15
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts is joined by Erin Cumings, senior consultant on the sponsor relations team at Nationwide®, to examine what it means to build a truly resilient farm operation. Erin introduces Nationwide®'s Farm Risk Ready℠ program, a free tool designed to help producers identify vulnerabilities, create contingency plans, and prepare their operations for a wide range of disruptions. The conversation explores risk categories that extend well beyond markets and weather — including digital, regulatory, and legacy risks — and why proactive planning has become essential in today's complex agricultural environment. Erin also walks through the program's step-by-step framework for building a customized resiliency plan and explains how producers can get started with a free interactive risk assessment at nationwide.com/farmriskready.
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    35 分
  • July DC Update: Farm Bill Advances in the Senate, USMCA Moves to Review, and June Acreage Data

    July DC Update: Farm Bill Advances in the Senate, USMCA Moves to Review, and June Acreage Data
    2026/07/09
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts and Ben Duncanson from Legislative Affairs break down a busy week in agricultural policy as Congress returns from recess with a packed calendar before its August break. Ben covers the Senate's newly released Farm Bill draft and how it compares to the House version, along with the many priorities competing for floor time this summer. The conversation turns to trade, as the USMCA shifts from a full renewal to an annual review process with Mexico and Canada. Megan also shares updates from the latest crop acreage and stocks reports, the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady, and a newly introduced House bill aimed at modernizing agricultural labor policy.
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    34 分
  • Dairy's Shifting Bottom Line: Component Strategy, Beef-on-Dairy Revenue, and the Interest Rate Outlook

    Dairy's Shifting Bottom Line: Component Strategy, Beef-on-Dairy Revenue, and the Interest Rate Outlook
    2026/06/09
    Compeer Director of Dairy Lori Fetzer hosts Corey Geiger, Lead Dairy Economist at CoBank and 2026 World Dairy Expo Industry Person of the Year, and Megan Roberts, Ag Economist at Compeer Financial, for a forward-looking conversation on what progressive dairy operations should be focused on over the next six to 18 months. Corey examines why protein has overtaken butterfat in milk check value, why beef-on-dairy revenue has become a major driver of farm profitability, and what the tightest heifer supply in years means for herd management and expansion planning. Megan breaks down the current interest rate environment and flags the upcoming USMCA review as an underappreciated risk to dairy export markets. The conversation also covers capital deployment strategy, aligning milk production with processor needs, and the role of technology and genomics in building long-term competitiveness.
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    42 分
  • June DC Update: Farm Bill Reaches the Senate, Year-Round E-15, and May WASDE Surprise

    June DC Update: Farm Bill Reaches the Senate, Year-Round E-15, and May WASDE Surprise
    2026/06/04
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts and Perry Aasness, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, examine the June agricultural policy landscape as the Farm Bill moves to the Senate with a narrow legislative window before August recess. Perry breaks down the Senate's path forward on the Farm Bill and year-round E-15, the competing priorities crowding the congressional calendar, and where USMCA trade review consultations stand with America's top two ag export markets. Megan covers a newly signed executive order reducing agricultural equipment tariffs, the latest specialty crop assistance funding, and why the May WASDE's surprising new crop soybean projection and persistent inflation make a June Fed rate cut unlikely.
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    24 分
  • Mental Health in Agriculture: Understanding Unique Stressors and How to Support Rural Communities

    Mental Health in Agriculture: Understanding Unique Stressors and How to Support Rural Communities
    2026/05/26
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts is joined by Thad Schunkwiler, Associate Professor at Minnesota State University Mankato, licensed behavioral health provider, and founder of the Center for Rural Behavioral Health, along with Paul Kohls, Chief Administrative and Mission Officer at Compeer Financial, to examine mental health challenges facing agricultural communities during Mental Health Awareness Month. Thad explores the unique mental health stressors in agriculture, including economic pressures, generational identity, isolation, and limited access to behavioral healthcare in rural areas. The conversation covers warning signs to watch for, practical ways to support struggling individuals through human connection, and how to have direct compassionate conversations about suicide risk. Thad and Paul discuss agricultural mental health resources and Compeer's Rural Vitality Initiative supporting essential services in rural communities.
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    48 分