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Insuring Your Success – September 2022

First on the Farm Newsletter

For much of South Dakota, the 2022 crop year has been full of extremes.

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.

Saving for the rainy days ahead

First On the Farm Newsletter

In 2012, a farmer told me we would never see corn prices drop below $5/bushel because of ethanol production and usage. I remember thinking: because of the ability of farmers to efficiently grow crops, we would again see low prices.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Rising interest rate impacts

The following is a story from the February 2022 edition of our First On the Farm Newsletter. We have all been hearing about and feeling the effects of rising inflation in the United States.

New ag analyst at Louise branch

The following is a story from the February 2022 edition of our First On the Farm Newsletter. We are excited to welcome Mitch Gusso to our FNB Ag Banking team!

Farmers 'N Bankers Program updates

The following is a story from the February 2022 edition of our First On the Farm Newsletter. Session Four of the Farmers ‘N Bankers program was held in Sioux Falls on December 8, 2021.