Half a million pigs at risk
According to a senior agricultural official, the Dominican Republic may have to slaughter more than 500,000 pigs -- or about half of its herd -- to curb the first outbreak of African swine fever in the Americas in four decades.
Late Summer Production
Meet Our Team: Kyle Kopp
1.      Role at FFB: Credit Analyst

2.      Name: Kyle Kopp

3.      Family: Fiancée- Kathryn Comeaux, Mother & Father- Michelle & Kevin Kopp, Siblings- Shawna & Kris Kopp

4.      Education: Recently Graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Ag-business with emphasis on Crop Production

5.      Hobbies: Hunting, Golfing, and really anything outdoors

6.      What is your favorite thing about working at FFB? Having the opportunity to talk with farmers all over the United States and see the different types of operations and how different areas of the United States operate their farms.

7.      Do you have an unknown talent? Pretty good at shooting bows

8.      Favorite place you have visited? New Zealand

9.      What is one thing you would like to learn more about? Commodities Market and the different indicators in the market along with the different types of contracts involved.

10.  Words you live by or funny story about you: If you ain’t first you’re last- Ricky Bobby
Brisket
Kyle, our resident Pit Master, gives us a recipe to spoil ourselves with a full-packer Prime Brisket. Kyle has earned numerous top 10 calls with a version of this recipe, including a 2nd and 4th at the San Antonio Rodeo out of 300 teams.
Farms Rebuild From Derecho Destruction
Around 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2020, Morey Hill and his wife, Rhonda, watched out their kitchen window what they thought would be "typical Midwest weather" from a darkened sky to the west of their home near Madrid, Iowa.
Come see us!
We plan on attending the following shows and hope to see you there!

Farm & Ranch Show Schedule:
  • September 21 - 23: Farm Science Review in London, OH
  • November 16 - 18: Western Alfalfa & Forage Growers Show in Reno, NV
  • November 17 - 18: Gateway Farm Show in Kearney, NE
  • November 30 - December 2: Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show in Amarillo, TX
  • December 6 - 9: National Grazing Lands Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC
  • December 9 - 11: Tulsa Farm Show in Tulsa, OK