The corn and soybean markets moved higher the first week of May. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen takes a closer look at the grain market rally, previews the upcoming May USDA report and has a few grain marketing tips in this week’s RRFN Rural Perspectives. Take a listen!

This is part two of our conversation with Andy Zenk, consultant-succession and retirement planning. Listen along as we explore the basics of a will. What is it? Why should a will be created? What about the who and when? We're answering those questions and more!

Having a farm and ranch succession and retirement plan is one important piece of the puzzle often overlooked. In the latest edition of theRRFN Rural Perspectives podcast, Andy Zenk of AgCountry Farm Credit Services talks about how to put together a plan.

In the very first episode of Fielding Questions, we explore the basics of a will. What is it? Why should a will be created? What about the who and when? Learn more as Andy Zenk, consultant-succession and retirement planning, walks us through what you need to know in part 1 of our conversation!

The markets continue to tell a story as prices trend upward. According to AgCountry Farm Credit Services Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen, weather is starting to play into market mentality. Some farmers in the Northern Plains put seed in the ground before the rain and snow started to fall, others did not. Weather uncertainty could start influencing planting and marketing decisions as well. In the latest RRFN Rural Perspectives, Tangen said farmers who’ve received some relief from dry conditions are more certain about production than those who haven’t.

In this episode of Rural Perspectives, AgCountry’s Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen joins the Red River Farm Network to discuss the latest news surrounding the CFAP program along with farming intentions, which will be released next week.

Soybeans continue to be a point of discussion in the commodity markets. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen thinks there could be some confusion when interpreting soybean stock numbers from USDA. That market is very seasonal, so it’d be normal for the U.S. soybean sales to be lower in the coming months. Looking further down the road in the late July/August timeframe, Tangen says U.S. soybeans start to become more competitive again. Hear more in the latest RRFN Rural Perspectives podcast episode.

AgCountry Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen joins Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network to discuss the latest happenings within ag commodity markets, including recent activity from China.

In this week's RRFN Rural Perspectives podcast from AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen talks about the January Crop Production Summary and upcoming events from AgCountry

Even though the soybean markets leveled off at the beginning of December, that market has found its foot ever since. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Market Education Specialist Katie Tangen says South American weather continues to be a driver. “We continue to see a lot of (soybean) demand. It is uncertain if Brazil will be able to fulfill that demand over the next six months.” Hear more from Tangen on a rally in the markets, the latest COVID-19 relief package and more in the latest RRFN Rural Perspectives podcast.