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Maize May Fight Hepatitis

September 30, 2012 by Summer

Researchers led by Hania Elitriby, director of Cairo’s Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute have genetically engineered maize plants to produce a protein used to make the hepatitis B virus vaccine, SABC News reports.  They hope their findings could eventually lead to a local, inexpensive and edible vaccine.  The plants produce the protein which elicits an immune response against the hepatitis B virus.  The scientists are now attempting to increase the amount of the progestin produced by the plants. Testing the vaccine in animals and humans started in 2011.  More than a billion people are infected with hepatitis B, and about 350 million of these are at high risk of serious illness and death from liver damage and liver cancer.  Edible vaccines produced by plants would be cheaper and would not need to be refrigerated.
This is the future for farmers.

-Source Ag Bio Tech Reporter

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Clear Your Mindset from 2012 – 2013 Will Be Different

September 24, 2012 by Summer

The 2013 Farming Season is already here, do you believe your combine is your first tillage pass for fall tillage in the preparation for spring?  We do!

Everything you do, right now, this fall, will impact your season for next year.  We feel the road map to success is being prepared.  Even before you combine, having a crop plan in place is the most important part of your future.

Your plan:  Consider what expectation you had going into this 2012 season.  Now that it is at the years end what you accept or don’t accept with in those expectations is how you will feel going into 2013.  Will you go into the New Year feeling positive about the 2013 crop?  Here a few possible expectations for next year’s crop.

  • Another year of drought, wind, & hail

OR

  • Weather you can work with and the potential to grow your best yields ever.

Make sure that your plan includes Risk Management, Grain Market Protection, and Crop Production.  Make sure you are in the game, ready with no surprises.  Don’t be left out of the game with many surprises, they can be expensive!

You have to expect the unexpected; after all you can’t predict Mother Nature.  So go into 2013 with a clear mind, be flexible and remember it is better to re-educate yourself on the things that are available to you (crop production, crop insurance, grain marketing, financial analysis)  versus to re-assume the decisions that you made.  Stay ahead of the curve and surround yourself with people that are positive and working with your to hit your yield goals.  You have to have a crop production plan that is based on growing the best crop possible.  Your risk management plan is for protecting against the worst case scenarios that Mother Nature will throw your way.

Contact Us or call 320-523-2252 to find out all that we can assist you with for the remainder of this year and of course 2013 as it is already upon us!

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My Crop is Lost, What Do I Do?

August 24, 2012 by Summer

If this is your field, what are the emotions going through your mind right now?

Storm Damage is both financially and emotionally stressful and we understand that; it is our job to help farmers like you plan for the best and worst scenarios.  We encourage every farmer to protect yields at all costs.

We can’t undo what Mother Nature has already done.  You have to do everything you can to get this crop processed, harvested and not to let this year’s crop influence next year’s crop.  You have to do everything in your capabilities by the end of this year to be set up for the coming year.

“Never give up on a crop unless it is damaged below the thresholds where putting additional dollars into the crop will not surpass expected crop revenues.”  says Steve O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer and Owner at Corn Capital Innovations

Is this a disaster? Yes, it’s terrible but we can plan for these types of events!  If you are asking yourself, “why me”?  You have to realize that it happens to someone every year, everywhere, in different places.   If not you this year or last year, maybe it will happen next year.  Or maybe you have already been through it?

The time to review your risk management plan is not after the damage is done!  You can’t predict the future, so be prepared!  We would like to work with you now to set up your plan for the future.

There is a popular adage often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the father of time management, “Failing to plan is planning to fail,”

Being prepared is to make ready (Mind Set)

To put together various elements (Crop Insurance)

The condition of being prepared (Risk Management)

Not only is there volatility in weather but there is also volatility in the markets.   Corn Capital Innovations can help you with both.  Do you have a question about the risk management options available and how they can benefit you?  Leave a comment below, or contact us today.

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First Annual JAKESTAR Festival, August 25 & 26, 2012

August 22, 2012 by Summer

Join us in celebrating the life of Jacob Andrew Shockman, an 8 year old boy from North Dakota who lost his life this past summer.   He is the son of friend to all of us at Corn Capital Innovations and we want to be sure everyone knows about this two day celebration.

The First Annual JakeStar Festival, Aug 25 & 26 near LaMoure, ND is a family event weekend.  It will be a weekend full of live music, kid’s games, helicopter rides, car show, golf tournament, archery shoot, food & beverage for both kids and adults.

The JakeStar Festival is a celebration to raise funds that enrich the lives of children through quality entertainment and creative community involvement. The festival was founded after a tragic accident took the life of a young child. Out of tragedy came a desire to celebrate life with friends and families who have also been impacted by the loss of a child. Our vision is to be a catalyst for awareness, hope, and healing.

All proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish of North Dakota  and local charities.

For a complete schedule of events, visit the JakeStar.org website, click here!

Out of tragedy came a desire to celebrate life with friends and families who have also been impacted by the loss of a child. Our vision is to be a catalyst for awareness, hope, and healing.

If you wish to attend, donate or become a sponsor, click here  for details.

Thank you from the Corn Capital Innovations Team!

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How to Stop Worrying about Hitting the Highs and Lows of Farming

August 17, 2012 by Summer

We wanted to share this great story from Colleen, a farming friend originally from near Clarkfield, MN who now lives in the Redwood Falls, MN area.

Growing up on a family farm was a wonderful experience and my Dad made an excellent investment by buying land, and as he would say, “making a living off the land”.  Farming was in his blood as he came from a long line of farmers.

We had a quarter section and it was enough with the size of equipment that he had.  There was no GPS or automation at that time.  Some say the good old days and I have to agree!   However, he was always with the times and understood the changes that made sound sense.  He would store grain and wait for the market to go up.  Us kids were not really informed of the “financials or the marketing” that the old man did.  That was kept for Mom and him to worry about.  When the 80’s hit I don’t think that I realized just what a bad situation we were in; farming at that time.  But, the evolution of time changes it all.  The land that he bought for just over $200 an acre (a lot of money in the 60’s) is now selling for around $6,500 an acre.  Depending on your location, land could be selling for a whole lot more!

Dad would listen to the radio and get the news on corn and soybean prices; that was the old style of grain marketing. Don’t get me wrong, we still listen to the radio, but now we have an organization like Corn Capital Innovation that is the pioneers in the field of providing a total farm business solution.

They boast the phrase “we change farmer’s lives forever” and it is true!  I wonder how things would have been different ‘back in the day’ if we had this resource to turn too?!

So take advantage what we have now and contact Corn Capital Innovation for assistance with Production, Crop Insurance, Marketing and Financial Management.

Grain Marketing is the most difficult job every grower will face.

Working with Corn Capital Innovation’s assistance you will:

  • Achieve goals faster
  • Adjust to market changes
  • Gain a competitive advantage
  • Rest easier

The most successful farmers utilize grain marketing specialist to help them make decisions.

Check what you already have in place:

__I know how to tie grain marketing with crop insurance

__I know how to use storage in my profitability strategies

__I know what financial changes I need to make in my operation each year

__ I know my break-evens

__ I know my working capital percentage and how to increase it

__ I understand market carry and how to apply it

__ I understand and know how to manage profitability and basis

Stop worrying about hitting the highs and lows… Increase profitability more than you ever thought possible!  Do this with the assistance of Corn Capital Innovation.

Contact Us today and we’ll help you put the four components of farm profitability to work!

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