Entering farming these days is a little more intimidating than it was one or two decades ago. Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, has guidance for young people looking to get started. He talks here with KRVN's Ken Rahjes.

A Solid Start for a Young Farmer - Frye AUDIO For the text of the interview, click here: A Solid Start for a Young Farmer

Adding grain storage to an operation is one of those financial decisions that should be made starting with a feasibility study.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, and Arlan Suderman, Market Analyst at Farm Futures, spoke on a panel at Commodity Classic in March about the considerations that should go into adding storage capacity.  See the discussion on this video.

There was a lot of good discussion earlier this month when Arlan Suderman, Market Analyst with Farm Futures sat down with Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions for a panel discussion at Commodity Classic.  In this video, they talk about margin calls, limiting your view by only thinking about your own area, networking within agriculture and what's going on in the livestock sector.

Definitely, there are some farmers doing better than others these days.  Water Street Solutions' President and CEO Darren Frye says there could be a $500/acre profit difference between neighboring farmers based on how well management is handled.  Take a look at this video from the recent Commodity Classic session, to understand some of the differentiators.  Click HERE to watch.  The video features Darren Frye, and Arlan Suderman of Farm Futures.

It's easy enough to get stressed out during planting season, let alone a planting season with the markets behaving wildly.  KRVN's Ken Rahjes talks here with Water Street Solutions' President and CEO Darren Frye about how to manage both.

Marketing Discipline - Frye AUDIO  For the text of the interview, click here: Marketing Discipline

The situation that we have with record tight stocks going into this cropping season is one that could catch us without the proper strategy.  Arlan Suderman of Farm Futures and Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions spoke with growers at Commodity Classic about ways to financially prepare for the season.  Watch that video here.

Quick!  Watch this before March 15th if you want to have a better understanding about how crop insurance and marketing tie together strategically.  This video was taken at Commodity Classic last week in Tampa.  This video runs 8:49 in length and will be well worth your time.  Click HERE to watch the video.

It's easy to dream your farm bigger in times when commodity prices are good.  Actually growing the size of your farm is a little more complex.  You have to think about always keeping yourself in a good financial position, even in down years that might be on the horizon, before that additional land is paid off or before the new lease agreement expires.  Water Street Solutions' President and CEO Darren Frye explores that issue in the February 25th edition of Indiana Agrinews.  You can also read it here.  IN Agrinews Febr 25 2011

It's easy to let your emotions take over when you're trying to market that crop that's your whole shot at profit for the year....especially when prices are where they are right now.  In times like these, it's critical for farmers to understand the factors involved and make management decisions with all of the information available.  Good financial management is more than knowing the fundamental factors that are affecting the trade.  It's important to understand where risk lies, and how to manage it.  If you're planning to attend Commodity Classic, be sure to spend your Friday afternoon with Max Armstrong, Arlan Suderman and Darren Frye.

Benchmarks are important in managing farm finances.  One of those targets that we work toward at Water Street Solutions is a working capital ratio of 40 percent.  Water Street Solutions' President and CEO Darren Frye talks more about this with KRVN's Ken Rahjes.

Driving Working Capital to Forty Percent AUDIO   For the text of the interview, click here:  Driving Working Capital to 40 Percent