Madeline Peake - Crop Insurance Specialist

02/15/2022

Hey everyone! For all who have liked and shared my personal business page, I want to say thank you! I will now be moving over to the Bluegrass Ag Risk page so please give it a like and follow if you want to follow along with what I do. Again, thank you for your support!!

02/14/2022

"2022 has brought optimism for a significantly better cattle market," writes Kenny Burdine.

However, should cattle producers wish to protect themselves from downside price, several price risk management tools are available.

Read more at bit.ly/3GTdVjH

02/14/2022

I want to thank the Kentucky Horticulture Council for having me be a guest on their webinar last week. If you are in the horticulture industry, be sure to get connected with them!

02/02/2022

"From the recent high in 2019, beef cow inventory is down by more than 1.5 million head, which is about 5% of the total cowherd. Put simply, calf crops are getting smaller and will continue to do so in the coming year," writes Kenny Burdine in his latest article following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest cattle inventory report.

Read more at bit.ly/3rho70Z.

02/01/2022

Price discovery period for Corn🌽and Soybeans🌱 begins today! From now until February 28th, we will be tracking the daily close of Dec' Corn and Nov' Soybeans. Last year, corn came in at $4.58 and soybeans were $11.87. What is your guess of where we will be at the end of February?? 🤔

02/01/2022

01/31/2022

The first issue of our extension newsletter, Economic and Policy Update, for the new year went out last week packed full of articles including:

➡Update on Agriculture Exemption Number for Sales Tax Exemption on Farm Purchases
➡Price Risk Management Tools for Cattle Producers
➡Demand for Certified Kitchen Use Nationally and in Kentucky
➡Inflation - "Good" or "Bad" for Agricultural Producers and Consumers?
➡The Dairy Gauge Benchmarking Tool

Read articles >> bit.ly/UKYEPU

01/21/2022

Friday Recap is back!
Or maybe it will be monthly recap… 🤔 who knows!!

-2021 yields for KY came in at record levels 🌽🌱
-Prices remain fairly strong. Trade still watching SA weather🌤
-High input costs for 2022. Where will crop insurance premiums be?? 🤷🏼‍♀️
-USDA to release On Feed numbers today 🐮
-March 15th crop insurance and ARC/PLC deadline will be here before we know it!