HeartBeat Summer 2018 | Page 28

U.S. Farm Report’s College Tour Visits MU In April, FCS Financial sponsored U.S. Farm Report as they travelled to Columbia, Mo., for a college tour segment. Tyne Morgan, host and University of Missouri (MU) alumna, interviewed MU experts Scott Brown, Pat Westhoff and Kevin Bradley. They covered the Farm Bill, trade tariffs, NAFTA and dicamba. Scott Brown, U.S. Farm Report crew sets the stage sound and lighting for an interview with (from left) Kevin Extension Professor at Bradley, Pat Westhoff, Scott Brown and host Tyne Morgan. University of Missouri (MU), shared that tariffs with China will ultimately lead to lower profits for producers which is currently being seen with pork producers. Pat Westhoff, FAPRI Director at MU, said it would be difficult to get a Farm Bill passed because there must be a resolution in the house and senate. The truth of his statements rings clear as the bill failed to pass in May. At the time of this printing, the House passed a Bill and it is currently being debated in the Senate. The current Farm Bill expires in September. Kevin Bradley, Extension Weed Scientist at MU, discussed the 2017 dicamba experiment. He said the Environmental Protection Agency will make a decision on the future of dicamba in November. Learn more by viewing the April 14 broadcast at https://www.agweb.com/usfr/. Get Social With Us! Want to stay up-to-date on what’s happening with your cooperative? From your local office to any of the 21 locations that serve Missouri, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. We share financial updates, employee stories, upcoming events and more through our social media pages. So come find us, like, follow and share by searching @FCSFinancial on Facebook and Twitter. Then subscribe to our YouTube channel at www. youtube.com/FCSFinancial. We can’t wait to see you there. 28 HEARTBEAT | SUMMER 2018 FCS Financial received two Reader’s Choice Awards from the St Joseph News Press. • Winner of the Crop Insurance Provider category • Favorite in the Ag Lending category The award winners are based on electronic voting through the newspaper website. Congratulations to our FCS Financial team serving northwest Missouri. Accepting the award on behalf of FCS Financial is from left: Jeff Rhode, Phillip Eiberger and Clint Callow.