News & Articles: Posts http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx RSS feed for the Posts list. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:05 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 News & Articles: Posts /articles/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx AgStar's Partnership with the Hormel Institute http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=289 Body:
John Monson discusses AgStar's partnership with the Hormel Institute whose focus is on preventing us from cancer.  By collaborating we gain an understanding of what we can grow in our region and what that means for the farmers.
Published: 5/21/2013
]]> Dawn Hengel Tue, 21 May 2013 20:44:48 GMT http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=289 AgStar Announces 2013 County Fair Grant Recipients http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=288 Body:

The AgStar Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services, recently awarded $69,000 in grants through its county fair facility upgrade grant program, $24,000 more than last year. Twenty-four county fair programs received $3,000 grants to use toward fairground agricultural building improvements.

The mission of this program is to support rural areas and county fair organizations as upgrades or maintenance are done on fairground livestock buildings, 4-H buildings or livestock judging arenas. Every county in AgStar’s 69-county service area is eligible to apply for a grant up to $3,000 if it has not received a grant in the last two years.

“Maintenance of old county fair buildings is costly and many fairs struggle to stay on top of their upkeep,” said John Monson, Chair of AgStar’s Fund Board of Trustees. “AgStar is proud to offer these grants to support county fairs as they are vital to the agricultural community. Helping them succeed is a central part of our mission.”

The 24 Minnesota and Wisconsin organizations receiving grants this year include: Rice County 4-H Federation, Jackson County Fair Association, Pierce County Fair and Fairgrounds, Sibley County Agricultural Association, Dodge County Agricultural & Mechanical Society, Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association, Inc., Fillmore County 4-H Market Livestock Committee, Wright County Agricultural Society, Cottonwood County Ag Society, McLeod County Agricultural Association, Polk County Fair Society Inc., Barron County 4H and Youth Horse Project, Blue Earth County Fair Association, Rock County Agricultural Society, Steele County Free Fair, Brown County Agricultural Society, Benton County Ag Society, Crow Wing County Fair Association, Sawyer County Fair Association, Pipestone County Fair, Winona County Agricultural & Industrial Fair Association, Dakota County Agricultural Society and the Faribault County Fair.

Since its inception in 2001, the AgStar Fund has donated more than $4 million to organizations working to improve the future of rural America. Support must align with the Fund’s mission of enhancing life in agriculture and rural America.

Published: 5/17/2013
]]> Dawn Hengel Mon, 20 May 2013 21:22:03 GMT http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=288 AgStar Reports Strong First Quarter Performance http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=287 Body:
AgStar reported net earnings for first quarter ending March 31, 2013. A strong performance was recorded, with net after-tax earnings of $24.8 million, an increase of $914,000 over last year’s first quarter performance.
Published: 5/20/2013
]]> Dawn Hengel Mon, 20 May 2013 21:18:38 GMT http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=287 AgStar's Risk Management Today Newsletter http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=286 Body:
Check out the May edition of "Risk Management Today." It includes important crop insurance deadlines, articles on Wind Coverage, Total Weather Insurance and Life Insurance as well as an update on Livestock Gross Margin Dairy Insurance and a timely piece on Prevented Planting and Replanting.
Published: 5/16/2013
]]> Dawn Hengel Thu, 16 May 2013 20:10:01 GMT http://www.agstar.com/articles/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=286