Gaps in Insurance Coverage

See DTN for informative webinar rebroadcast:

http://about.dtnpf.com/ag/news_events/events/webinars/

ACRE Payments

Curious how ACRE payments are looking for 2009/10?

http://www.agmanager.info/crops/insurance/risk_mgt/rm_pdf09/AB_ACRE_pymts.pdf

USDA Harvest Report

Nebraska is 88% complete. Nationally, harvest is 88% complete as well.

http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com/dtnag/common/link.do?symbolicName=/free/news/template1&product=/ag/news/topstories&vendorReference=b88006fa-b53c-4980-88e5-e3a4e3a4d33e&paneContentId=3030&paneParentId=0

Dr. David Kohl

These notes are taken from the High Plains Journal.

State of Agriculture
-Watch Asia and especially China. Strong growth (10%+) can drive commodities while slower growth (3%) will negatively impact oil/commodity prices.
-87% of farm debt is real estate. Watch your liquidity closely.
-Real estate growth has hidden a lot of sins.
-Real estate has appreciated 80 of the last 100 years.
-Target a :50/:50 debt to asset ratio.