[AT] Are we alive?

[charlie hill]

Dean,  I'm pretty far removed from farming and federal crop insurance these 
days myself but 179 bushels is about 81% of 220 bushels.  I  don't think 
Federal Crop goes beyond that point and even if it does most folks (here 
anyway) don't buy that much coverage.  It just costs too much.  Most around 
here buy just enough to satisfy the banker that they can pay off their crop 
loan.  As we used to say when I adjusted Federal Crop.  It'll keep you from 
having a "yard sale" and that's about it.   There's no profit in it.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dean VP
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 8:18 PM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: Re: [AT] Are we alive?

Ron,

Thanks.  That doesn't sound good at all. I'm so removed from farming I don't 
know when
crop insurance kicks in any more. Do you happen to know? I seem to recall 
being told in
years past that the new hybrid corn would kind of go into "sleep" mode until 
moisture
arrived. That may have been a false sales pitch.  Also that may have been 
true but not at
certain times.

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA

"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and 
leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson


-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Jennelle
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:38 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Are we alive?

Dean,
     Yes.  Worse both west and east of us, but without rain in the next week 
it will
certainly hurt the crops badly.  Forecast to be about
98-100 degrees all next week.  Pollination of later planted corn will not 
work out.  I
heard of one yield test result of 179 bu/acre.
Normally should have been projected at closer to 220 and that test was done 
early last
week before the heat.  There are the usual spotty thunderstorms around from 
time to time
and those crops under those rains will luck out.  Most all fields have that 
pineappley
look to them most of the day.  Soybeans are probably still mostly alright, 
but the hay
crop is really hurt.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 7/14/2012 5:47 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> Ron,
>
> Is it really dry to the point of damaging the crops in Western IA?
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA
>

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