If you're keeping track, the government has changed a few things about the crop insurance program over the past few years and this year the change has to do with when your premium is due.  Deb Etheridge, Vice President of Insurance with Water Street Solutions, talks about it here with Dewey Nelson from KRVN.  Changes in Crop Insurance Deadlines - Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Changes in Crop Insurance Deadlines

We're all creatures of habit.  That can be a great thing, or something that sets us back.  Today Dean Heffta, Water Street Solutions' Director of Development talks with Dewey Nelson from KRVN about how to put these habits to work for you.  Know Your Habits - Heffta AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Know Your Habits

To be world class in anything, you have to be in a constant mode of learning and improving.  With that in mind, this week's Finance First post on www.farmfutures.com takes a few lessons from the world's top golfers.  Read Darren's Frye's post here.

With the way technology has changed in keeping us connected, we also find ourselves more distracted.  This makes it harder to achieve what we want, even though it completely feels like we're working harder.  Today Dean Heffta, Director of Development with Water Street Solutions has a few pointers about staying on task.  He talks here with Dewey Nelson from KRVN.  The Power of Focus Heffta AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: The Power of Focus

No matter which side of this transaction you're on, you might be thinking that you're going to mess it up.  Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions talks here with Dewey Nelson of KRVN about ways to insure a smoother transfer from one generation to the next.  The Biggest Concern - The Generational Transfer of the Farm - Frye AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: The Biggest Concern - The Generational Transfer of the Farm

We're in the middle of the political season right now, so why not talk about your political savvy?  Running a campaign and building the size of your farming operation through rental agreements have something in common.  Now you're curious.  For the answer, read Darren Frye's blog, Finance First on www.farmfutures.com.  Darren is President and CEO of Water Street Solutions.  You can get to it by clicking here.

There's a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to the issue of insuring the grain that you have stored on your farm.  Today Deb Etheridge, Vice President of Insurance at Water Street Solutions talks with Mike LePorte from KRVN about ways to make sure you're covered.  Insuring Stored Grain on Your Farm - Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Insuring Stored Grain on Your Farm

As the executive or CEO of your farm, you have a lot of decisions to make about what kind of business you're going to build. This month in Money News in the Illinois AgriNews, Darren Frye, President and CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks about two key practices used in many successful farming businesses.

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Mike Wilson, the editor of Farm Futures talks today about positive changes you should be making to your culture on the farm, in order to move the business forward.  His material, in part, comes from a speech that Dean Heffta, Water Street Solutions' Director of Development gave at the Farm Futures Summit earlier this year.  You can read the article here.

Are you ready to plant?  Well, if you have certain kinds of MPCI policies, the government might not be ready to have you plant.  Today Deb Etheridge, Vice President of Insurance with Water Street Solutions talks about the rules with Mike LePorte from KRVN. Early Planting and Crop Insurance Coverage - Etheridge AUDIO

For the text of the interview, click here: Early Planting and Crop Insurance Coverage