The 2009 harvest stands to go down as the harvest that never ends. One southwest
With only one bin on natural gas, this stands to severely limit their harvest progress. With much of their corn still above 30% moisture in the fields, that
“Let me get this straight,” he says in his e-mail. “We can’t get enough of the 1.65/gallon lp gas to dry the 30+% moisture corn with 50#tw, and 5% fm, poor stalk integrity, and covered with mold.”
Ah, mold. There’s the other key factor in this scenario. Roger Schlitter, a farm financial consultant and crop insurance agent from
“As with all things, nothing is simple or for sure. Yes, the companies and RMA could agree to extend the coverage period. That is not a sure thing. Unlikely to happen if all cannot agree on doing it,” Schlitter says. “Some companies may well balk at doing it so their risk ends. We will not know if this is an issue until it is later in the harvest season.
“But, again, do not be the one guy who has his whole crop standing, waiting for mother nature to dry it and your neighbors have been harvesting and paying the piper to dry very wet corn. That guy would be on thin ice. I think our adjusters will work real hard to be fair with farmers who are doing their best in a difficult situation.”
