Too Much Rain

[iwasthere]

I am sure prez trump will take care of the farmers again to gain their support for the 2020 presidential election.

[joly1584]

Deadline for crop insurance is different by state and crop.  Nebraska's deadline for corn was May 25.

Planting soy may not be a good alternative this year, due to price wars with China.

[jay]

I also heard that June 9 is a cutoff point for crop insurance.

[joly1584]

Corn prices are at a three year high due to the rain.  Overall corn states have 58% of their corn planted.


Surprisingly, after the flooding, Nebraska has 81% of it's corn planted.  Ohio only has 22% of it's corn planted.

[jay]

Some TV news stories are reporting that all this recent rain has prevented local farmers from planting their crops.