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Cultivate your future with the First National Ag Team

First on the Farm Newsletter

As the calendar page turned to another year this January, we were met with weather that we haven’t seen in many years. Inclement weather like this adds stress to everyone, but it is especially hard on ag producers. We at...

Harvest season road safety

First on the Farm Newsletter

Silage harvest has begun, and soybean harvest will soon be following in parts of South Dakota. Because of this, we have seen an increase in farm equipment on the road, including tractors, combines, grain carts, silage choppers, and silage trucks....

Harvesting drought-stressed crops

First on the Farm Newsletter

This year’s weather has really taken a toll on area producers’ crops. In many cases, it has also taken a mental toll on producers themselves. It’s easy to want to hit the fast forward button on 2022 and start getting...

Insuring Your Success – September 2022

First on the Farm Newsletter

For much of South Dakota, the 2022 crop year has been full of extremes. The northeast part of the state had a lot of prevent plant acres due to too much rain; the west and southeast parts of the state...

Planning for 2023: An agricultural forecast

First on the Farm Newsletter

According to The Kiplinger Letter, we can expect a slow-growth economy in 2023. This may come as no surprise to you, as many producers are feeling the effects of inflation on their inputs, groceries, and everything in between. The U.S....
Rows of corn in the early growing stage.

Saving for the rainy days ahead

First on the Farm Newsletter

For producers, managing working capital and tax liabilities during a good ag economy is the key to saving for the "rainy days" ahead.
Grain silos on a farm.

What to consider when deciding on farm insurance

First on the Farm Newsletter

It’s been saddening and frustrating to see so many friends and neighbors dealing with damage from the recent high winds, tornadoes, and hail. We can be thankful that few injuries have been reported, and most of the damage can be...
A spring derecho over a farm in southeast South Dakota.

Insuring Your Success – June 2022

First on the Farm Newsletter

Too wet. Too dry. Too wet. Plus — just for fun — let’s throw a spring derecho in there as well. If someone is looking for a low-stress career, they might want to pass on being a farmer! I know...
A tractor pulling a planter out of the shed.

Headwinds on the horizon

First on the Farm Newsletter

As most of you have put your planters away and are busy wrapping up spraying, tending to livestock, and picking up the pieces from the recent storms, you’ve probably already begun to think about harvest this fall. Recent rains have...
A farm scene of snow-covered bales and frosty trees.

Insuring Your Success – February 2022

If there is one positive of some of these cold winter days, it is that they likely push farmers to work in the office versus doing something perhaps more enjoyable outside. This winter, as farmers have been reviewing seed and...
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