Keep Focused on the Markets During Planting

by John Harper March 30, 2009

Some of the best opportunities to price grain could happen while you're in the field.  Water Street Solutions' Market Advisor Chip Nellinger talked with Ken Rahjes at KRVN Radio about this.

Chip Nellinger - Keep Focused on Markets During Planting - KRVN.mp3 (3.62 mb)

Working Around High Input Prices

by John Harper March 23, 2009

Some farmers locked in input prices when prices were high.  Chip Nellinger from Water Street Solutions talks with Ken Rahjes of KRVN Radio about what to do now.

Chip Nellinger - Working Around High Inputs - KRVN.mp3 (3.00 mb)

Livestock Markets

by John Harper March 16, 2009

Livestock markets are brutal right now.  As Chip Nellinger says, it's going to take a little marketing strategy to get some profit out of the situation.  Listen to his interview with Ken Rahjes of KRVN Radio.

Chip Nellinger - Livestock Markets - KRVN.mp3 (4.10 mb)

Pulling the Trigger

by Kim Lang March 9, 2009
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Sometimes it's just tough to implement a marketing plan.  Darren Fry, CEO of Water Street Solutions, talks to KRVN's Ken Rahjes about making the moves that it takes for a successful marketing strategy.

Darren Frye - Pulling the Trigger - KRVN.mp3 (3.97 mb)

2009 Crop Insurance Base Prices Set

by John Harper March 2, 2009

The Spring Base Prices for Multi-Peril Crop Insurance have been established for the revenue policies with a March 15th sales closing date. Corn - $4.04 Soybeans - $8.80. (Prices for other spring crops through link.)

This is the price that will be used to establish the revenue guarantee in Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC), Revenue Assurance (RA), Group Revenue Income Protection (GRIP) and Income Protection (IP) policies.

The full report is available here:

Crop Insurance Base Prices 2009.pdf (49.55 kb)

About Water Street Solutions

Water Street Solutions helps farmers with profitability, using a business model that you won't find anywhere else.  We combine experts in the areas of financial consulting, crop insurance and commodity marketing -- and get them working together on a plan tailored for your farming business.