With harvest complete and another crop year is in the books, it is time to reflect and analyze your operation’s performance. While farmers have experienced record net income levels over recent years, you may already be seeing some challenges as you head into the 2025 crop year. Some of these challenges include lower commodity prices, […]
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With cooler temperatures setting in, and winter in the not so distant future, we wanted to reach out with some helpful tips and reminders when it comes to being a homeowner. Protect Your Home This Winter In the Midwest, snow, ice, and freezing temperatures can cause substantial damage to property, totaling in billions of dollars
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During the busyness of the holiday season, it can be easy to overlook practical steps to avoid accidental fires. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) found that more than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles and more than two of every five decoration fires happen because decorations are placed too close to
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We often receive questions about why individualized insurance coverage is important. Maybe you too wonder this at times when questioning if you need insurance coverage for something. It is important to remind yourself why you purchase insurance in the first place: for protection against risks and liabilities. Let’s take a deeper look into why contractors
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As the calendar officially changes to the month of October, many of us are feeling ready for fall. However, farmers across the state have already been in harvest mode for a few weeks, longer if you consider the time it took to prepare. In an effort to keep everyone safe this harvest season, we would
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Our agents at AgQuest/MN River Insurance know the term “deductible” can be confusing, so with help from West Bend, we would like to explain how a deductible works and how important it is in helping policyholders, like you, cover losses affordably. How an insurance policy deductible works for you The deductible on an insurance policy
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Since 2014, Nationwide has been collaborating with industry leaders and agricultural professionals to host Grain Bin Safety Week. Held the third full week each February, Grain Bin Safety Week raises awareness to the dangers of working in and around grain bins and the importance of implementing and following safe work procedures. Even though Grain Bin Safety
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Greetings from the AgQuest Crop Insurance Team! As a reminder, the Crop Insurance Sales Closing Date is next week – Wednesday, March 15. This date includes policies for MPCI, add-on price products, and named peril products such as Replant, SCO, ECO, and PACE. The spring price for most crops was released on March 1. If
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If you’ve purchased a new home recently, you may be familiar with the dangers of radon gas. If not, January is Radon Awareness Month. What’s radon? Radon is an invisible, odorless, and cancer-causing radioactive gas. It’s naturally found in rock, soil, and water. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), radon exposure is the
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West Bend Cares Blog Post by Scott Stueber on Oct 11, 2022 10:30:13 AM October is Fire Prevention Month. Every year in the United States, about 2,600 people lose their lives in residential fires. One of the leading causes of death is from the inhalation of smoke and toxic gases, not from burns. Smoke travels farther and
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