Tim Brhel is an Ag Finance Specialist with Water Street Solutions.  He was a guest of DeAnna Thomas on WIRL Radio in Peoria.  They visited on the air about the past crop year and how to take that and move forward to 2013.  Listen to the interview here.  110512 NS Tim Brhel

Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions was a guest analyst on the marketing roundtable on US Farm Report over the weekend.  Watch the discussion HERE.

Sam Hudson, Senior Market Advisor with Water Street Solutions was a guest on WIRL over the noon hour.  Listen in to his visit with DeAnna Thomas.  102212 WSS Sam Hudson

Sometimes it's hard to let go of misfortune...but in business, it's important to do that in order to be ready for the next season.  Dean Heffta, Senior Director of Development at Water Street Solutions talks with Dewey Nelson from KRVN about getting past this growing season.  Reset Your Mindset for 2013 - Heffta AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Reset Your Mindset for 2013

This year, the knowledge and advice of good crop insurance agents helped many farmers make good decisions for their operations - but others may not have been so fortunate. Also, crop insurance will have a large financial impact on many farms - so what tools can you use to manage that impact on your tax situation? This month in Money Matters in Indiana AgriNews, Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, asks farmers to think about how crop insurance affects their farms. INAgrinews_2012_October_Consider how crop insurance impacts farm operation

It's good to have someone to talk to during tough times - and you should be able to rely on the people who are visiting you during the good times to still be there.  Dean Heffta, Senior Director of Development at Water Street Solutions, talks with Dewey Nelson of KRVN about the role of sought after advisors in agriculture.  Are Your Advisors on Your Farm During Tough Times Heffta AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Are Your Advisors on Your Farm During Tough Times?

Wally and Jeannie Linneweber of Vincennes, Indiana work with Water Street Solutions. They visited the Peoria office and talked about what they have experienced:

"Working with an ag finance specialist and market advisor has made us more confident and gives us another set of eyes with different opinions. We've been introduced to a world of knowledge and the most passionate group of people all in one place that we've ever seen. Water Street is very sincere about helping a single group of people - farmers."

For some farmers a big chunk of this year's farm income will be a crop insurance indemnity check.  To do the best job of managing your farm finances, and your taxes, it takes some planning.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions talks about that in this week's Finance First post 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

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.