Deb Etheridge is Vice President of Insurance for Water Street Solutions.  She was helping farmers with crop insurance back in the drought of '88 and uses her experience to guide our team of ag risk advisors to help farmers create the best business strategies using insurance as a tool.  Here she talks with Dewey Nelson from KRVN about the things you need to consider if you're concerned about aflatoxin this year.  These are decisions that need to be made before you harvest.  Have a Plan in Case You Have Aflatoxin Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Have a Plan in Case You Have Aflatoxin

The drought is leading to cases of aflatoxin this fall.....another business challenge for farmers.  It's best to have a plan.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks through best practices on www.farmfutures.com.  Read the post HERE.

When cornfields turn to silage, emotions run high - so we start running the numbers. Taking a look at your financial picture with crop insurance payments factored in can reduce your stress. Your banker is probably just as worried as you, so proactively bring him or her into the discussion. This month in Money Matters in Illinois AgriNews, Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, explains some financial measures to help you and your banker get on the same page. ILAgrinews_2012_August_Working through financial reality can ease emotion

This year, when we really need to depend on crop insurance - this will be the year when the best agents differentiate themselves by the farmers they're able to protect with good business recommendations.  Today Mike Gustafson, Chief Operating Officer of Water Street Solutions, talks with Dewey Nelson of KRVN about determining the expertise of your agent.  The Importance of Working with a Fulltime Informed Crop Insurance Agent Gustafson AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Is Your Crop Insurance Agent Completely Informed?

If you think your crop insurance payout this year will exceed $200,000 per crop per county, it would pay to do some prep work and plan on an audit.  That's the discussion in this week's Finance First post by Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions.  You can find it on www.farmfutures.com, or get directly to it by clicking HERE.

The Harvest Price for 2012 Winter Wheat is $8.67 for MPCI and GRIP in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio.  It's $8.70 in Nebraska and South Dakota.  Policies may be purchased until September 30th.

In addition to buying the right crop insurance this year, some farmers selected additional protection with a product called Total Weather Insurance.  This video is with our client, Rodney Creech on his experience with the product. 

This month our Senior Director of Development, Dean Heffta, starts a column in Corn and Soybean Digest.  Read his first installment HERE.

At Agriculture Day of the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Water Street Solutions Legacy Advisor Brigitte Franzen was presented with the Outstanding Woman in Agribusiness award. On stage presenting Brigitte with the award are: Brittani Schisler, Miss Illinois County Fair Queen; a representative from the Illinois Agri Women; and Bob Flider, Illinois Acting Director of Agriculture. Congratulations, Brigitte!

A lot of farmers will receive crop insurance indemnity payments this year because of the drought.  If you run into an audit situation, the speed of your check has a lot to do with how prepared you are.  Deb Etheridge, Vice President of Insurance with Water Street Solutions talks about this with Dewey Nelson from KRVN.  High Dollar Audits Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Preparing for High Dollar Audits