Emergency Relief Program It has been a long time coming (authorized and funded in Oct 2021) but it’s finally here. Most of you should have received your applications from FSA this past week. If eligible it should show the crops for each year 2020 and 2021 that have an ERP payment. The agents and I…

This, as you all know, has been a challenging spring with the wet cold weather. In fact, it’s the 5th wettest spring on record! You may also recall that our agency forecast was for a cool wet spring (just not this extreme of course). We just got our updated forecast and June appears to be…

05-16-22 – Emergency Relief Program

In preparation for a cool wet spring the office has been diligently preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.  Although, we did not anticipate this kind of wet across the state we are certainly prepared for it. We have eligibility reports by crop by county for all insureds available at your request.  This…

I want to emphasize the importance of this alert. Senator Hoeven is being challenged by a republican for the nomination for US Senator.  The challenger is Rick Becker, all I will say about Rick is that he is 100% against crop insurance and agriculture in general.  Feel free to google his views on your own,…

Jim Wiesemeyer will be presenting over Zoom on Tuesday, February 22nd at 2pm. Below is a link to frequently asked questions regarding getting onto a zoom meeting. There are a few options available without having to create a Zoom account. CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ZOOM Topic: Jim Wiesemeyer Time: Feb 22, 2022 02:00 PM…

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-22-006 regarding the 2021 crop year Dry Bean and Dry Pea Revenue Endorsement harvest prices. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, types, and states listed in the bulletin. All production claims paid prior to this announcement will automatically be recalculated and checks will be…