Revenue Power Focus - Oct 17 2025: Markets, Weather, Harvest Conversations, Staying Positive

Day 3 of a government shutdown. Alex Offerdahl shares the impacts for us and producers. The team highlights markets, weather and the benefits of locking in good base coverage with area plan opportunities. We are less than 100 days from March 15. It is time to make hay while the sun is shining!

Brisk Friday - Fall Quoting Review - Sept 19 2025 - Debby Schwarz and Barb Enderson review some important components for fall quoting include tips for quoting Margin Coverage Option (MCO). 

Starting with the latest news, weather and markets, Alex Offerdahl provides an update on where things sit as we finish up price discovery for fall commodities and think about helping our producers with their major risk management decisions. 

Debby Schwarz and Rose Wendlinger discuss the markets, weather and the recent changes from the one Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). 

Alex Offerdahl covers a number of topics including the impact of reconciliation (HR 1 or One Big Beautiful Bill, OBBB), Supplemental Disaster (SDRP), crop progress, market and weather.

HR 1 may present some challenges to discussions going forward. Barb Enderson and Debby Schwarz highlight a few things to consider as you have conversations, specifically around the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) going forward. 

Alex Offerdahl and Debby Schwarz discuss some of the crop insurance changes as a result of the recent signing of the Reconciliation Bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or H.R. 1

This week's focus covered proposed Reconciliation Bill highlights, Brisk updates, area plan indemnity maps, markets, weather and recent ag news.