Fielding Questions

With no Speaker of the House, legislation in Washington, D.C. has come to a standstill. AgCountry's SVP Government and Public Affairs, Howard Olson, joins the podcast to discuss what elected officials in our nation's capital are telling him and what a potential timeline for passage of a new farm bill looks like. 

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage coverage offers farmers and ranchers protection against a lack of moisture. AgCountry Senior Insurance Specialist, Scott Van Den Einde, joins the program to provide the ins and outs of PRF insurance. 

AgCountry's VP Insurance and Customer Education, Rob Fronning, joins the podcast to give listeners an update on planting progress in South America along with insurance options available to crop and livestock farmers. 

Margin Protection is a crop insurance option farmers have to add extra protection to their acres. Ginger Harris, VP insurance with AgCountry, discusses all the ins and outs of Margin Protection. 

AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning reviews insurance coverage options for producers. Fronning reminds producers that it is not too late to get hail coverage for the season and discusses how to utilize insurance coverage to mitigate rising input costs and lock in prices. Livestock Risk Protection is a tool that remains available to protect high prices for livestock.

On this episode of Fielding Questions, Andy Martin, legislative and public affairs officer at AgCountry, joins the program to give an update on where the new farm bill stands in Washington, D.C. 

VP Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning joins the podcast to discuss how the weather is impacting today's commodity markets. Rob also discusses important crop insurance deadlines that are upcoming. 

Farmers and ranchers have options in today’s world to help finance new projects. On this episode of Fielding Questions, Colleen Landkamer, state director of USDA Rural Development in Minnesota, joins the podcast to discuss the Rural Energy for America Program and the Value-Added Producer Grant program.

Updating your succession and retirement plan to reflect today's high land and machinery prices can help ensure your plan is still viable. On this edition of Fielding Questions, we speak with Russ Tweiten, SVP Succession and Retirement Planning, about why reviews are necessary and what they could mean for the future of your farming operation. 

In the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Commodity Marketing Education Rob Fronning discusses the current market environment. Fronning is encouraging farmers to take advantage of market rallies.