3:15 - Crop Insurance36:15 - Agronomist56:00 - Elevator GM1:18:15 - Corn Head Dealer1:37:40 - Farmer1:56:10 - Pastor 3:15 Crop Insurance Representative- Farmers Mutual Hail – Ryan Benes & Zach AllsupCrop Insurance Claims and AdjustersRyan Benes - Ryan is a Strategic Account Manager, who works with some of the nation’s leading crop insurance agents. Ryan began at FMH in 2012 as an adjuster and has been a Sales Manager since 2013. He lives in Grimes, IA with his wife Micah and 2 boys (Brazen and Maxen).  Ryan loves three things - Family, Golf, and the Iowa Hawkeyes.Zach Allsup - Zach grew up in eastern Iowa and attended the University of Northern Iowa where he double majored in finance and real estate. He have been in the crop insurance industry for 11 years. Zach currently hold the position of Assistant Vice President – Claims with Famers Mutual Hail. He resides in Polk City, IA with his wife Kelly, 3.5 year old son Cameron and our 1 year old daughter Rylie.We have already shared about the extra communication going a long way, but we’ve learned more since our first episodeWhat are you seeing in your area now for claimsCornBeansHow are they being handled?Are fields being totaled?What does it mean for a field to be totaled?Is there really a list that people go on for being totaled?Cattle guys call then trying to buy the field from the farmerWill all underwriters treat the conditions the same?Is there guidance from RMA?Test strips – 1000 feet for 40 acres then it gets appraised – Harvest try like normalSubtract the appraisal from the APH and settle upAppraisal after black layerCan the farmer go at it after that to try and harvest the differenceARM Tech – Rolling cornWhy are companies doing it differently?If you don’t agree with your adjuster, what should we as the farmer do next?Are there independent adjusters?36:15 Agronomist Perspective (Meaghan) @mjanders1Meaghan Anderson is a field agronomist in central Iowa and an extension field specialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. She helps area farmers with research, questions, diagnosing problems, and most importantly has been doing research on how the Derecho has impacted the area and how to move on from it. We talked earlier, but how are the crops looking now?CornBeansWhat are you or have you been learning since we chatted last?What type of yield impact are we looking at?Suggestions for what next steps to take based on conditions?If we get told to destroy it, what is the best way?Ripper, disk, VT, high speed, other?Is there anything our listeners should be looking out for now?Mold, volunteer, etc…56:00 Local Coop Perspective – Key Coop Boyd Brodie – General Manager of Key CooperativeJason Dubberke – Grain Division Manager for Key CooperativeTell us a little bit about Key Cooperativehttps://www.keycoop.com/About#who-we-areHow bad is it-the storm damage?Key Co-op30 million- 12 million in space (40 bins)https://youtu.be/TXn5bhnGc08Other elevatorsWhat are things elevators can do to be up and running for fall?Tear downBuild up/Rebuild – started labor day ish with target for 1st week of OctoberNew locationsCommunicationDamaged Crop – rejection levelsPartnerships?Disaster recovery teamsWhat options do elevators have for alternative storage solutions?Do you expect basis to change more than seasonally?What can a farmer/customer do this fall to help make things run smoother for you?If our listener has concerns about any of this what should they do next in regards to working with a Co-op?1:18:15 Harvesting Down corn (MAYA) Justin is a born and raised 5th generation Iowa farmer.  He has actively farmed on 4 continents and has spent his entire career working in agriculture across North America (USA/Canada), South America, Europe, and Africa.  Justin earned his bachelor's degree in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 2000.  In 2007, he completed his MBA from California State University-Fresno.  Justin is the Co-Founder and Chairman of AgFunder.com, one of the largest agricul