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  • 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
  • Grain Marketing Fundamentals: Five Best Practices for Managing Risk During Planting Season

    Grain Marketing Fundamentals: Five Best Practices for Managing Risk During Planting Season
    2026/05/21
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts is joined by Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen, co-owners of Agris Academy and veteran grain traders with nearly 50 collective years at Cargill, along with Compeer Financial Officer Mark Cook to examine risk management strategies during one of farming's most operationally intense periods. Jeff and Mike walk through five foundational best practices that bring commercial trading discipline to farm marketing: understanding hyper-efficient futures markets and why producers should function as risk managers rather than speculators, knowing your position with specific yield projections instead of conservative estimates, separating futures and basis decisions to speak the language of merchandisers, calculating the true cost of carry including interest, shrink, opportunity cost, and psychological stress, and reading market structure to understand whether carry or inverse markets justify holding grain. The conversation covers why effective marketing plans begin at harvest rather than planting, how spring volatility creates opportunities for new crop pricing, and the merchandising principle of "stacking dimes"—making dozens of small improvements that add meaningful cents per bushel over time.
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    46 分
  • May DC Update: House Passes Farm Bill 2.0, E-15 Standalone Vote, and Fed Holds Steady

    May DC Update: House Passes Farm Bill 2.0, E-15 Standalone Vote, and Fed Holds Steady
    2026/05/07
    Compeer Ag Economist Megan Roberts and Ben Duncanson from Legislative Affairs cover a landmark week in agricultural policy as the House passes Farm Bill 2.0 with bipartisan support — the furthest the bill has advanced since 2018. Ben breaks down what's in the bill, why E-15 was separated into its own upcoming vote, and what to expect as the legislation heads to the Senate. Megan recaps the Fed's decision to hold rates steady at Chair Powell's final FOMC meeting and looks ahead to the May WASDE and the China Trade Summit's implications for soybean markets.
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    33 分
  • Construction Loans Explained: From Pre-Approval to Move-In Day

    Construction Loans Explained: From Pre-Approval to Move-In Day
    2026/04/16
    Compeer loan officers Jessica Held and Jessica Horsley walk through the construction loan process from pre-approval to move-in day. They explain how construction loans differ from standard mortgages, the advantages of Compeer's one-time close construction-to-permanent program, and what borrowers need to know about eligibility, selecting a builder, and managing draws throughout the build. The episode also covers Compeer's unique flexibility for agricultural properties and non-traditional home types, and highlights member benefits like the patronage program and rate conversion option.
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    32 分