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Andy Zenk is an Agribusiness Consultant with AgCountry Farm Credit Services, specializing in succession and retirement planning. In this position, he helps families work through the complex issues of farm transition, estate planning and business planning. He serves as a guide to help mentor and monitor the process of planning for retirement, constructing detailed plans based on the goals and needs of each person. He helps families design and implements necessary estate planning instruments. He also helps farmers with business entity formation and continuation plans, dissolutions and any other business planning issues they may have. Andy has a legal background as an attorney, and is currently licensed to practice law in Minnesota, North Dakota and Colorado. He holds a law degree with a business concentration from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. Before joining AgCountry Farm Credit Services, he practiced law in Colorado in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, real estate and business planning. Andy lives with his wife Laurie and their four children in west-central Minnesota. He enjoys spending time at the lake, walleye fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities. Although, most of his time is spent chasing his four children around (ages 8, 6, 4 and 1), which is his favorite thing by far.

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Led by Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie and the Corn College crew, this event is packed with take-home corn production knowledge. Check back on this blog for information about the event as well as reports from Corn College.

Corn yield in SD is very good for the most part, averaging up to 185. beans not so good averaging about 34

“Beltway Beef” serves as a sounding board for the U.S. beef industry for decisions being made in Washington, D.C., that directly impact\ the cattle business. Posts on “Beltway Beef” are produced by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association staff and invited guests.

Founder & Executive Director, Noble Growth Network Over the past 20 years, Sara has developed deep expertise in agriculture, climate change, business and sustainability. She worked as a legislative staffer on agricultural and environmental issues in the U.S. Senate, built alliances between farmers, environmentalists and Republicans on the issue of climate change for Environmental Defense Fund and worked as a sustainability consultant in the private sector. In 2017, Sara launched Noble Growth Network — a unique business and consumer resource platform that makes it possible for better-for-you food companies to build partnerships with regenerative farmers. Noble Growth is building supply circles instead of chains — which benefit people, the planet and the profitability of businesses and farms.