Corn farmers' hopes are dashed by the flood »
Posted By STONERS 1 year, 5 months ago in StyleThis year's corn crop was Bill Talsma's lottery ticket a potentially record-setting haul worth millions.
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STONERS1 year, 5 months ago
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"Then came the flood."
"The raging rivers and streams destroyed nearly a quarter of the crop Talsma and his brother were growing on about 75 percent of their 9,000 acres in Iowa, and drenching rains damaged the rest. Had all his corn come in, Talsma could have seen a profit of as much as $6 million."
"Now, he will be lucky to bring home a fraction of that."
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chomped1 year, 5 months ago
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After Katrina there was widespread looting and shots fired at rescue helicopters.
Why was there none of this after the Iowa floods?
After Katrina there were massive calls for government assistance and for the Feds to send big bucks to NewO.
Why are these same voices so quiet when the disaster is in Iowa?
After Katrina, half of NewO lined up to get free money and free FEMA houses.
So far the line in Iowa is almost nonexistent for government goodies.
Could it be that Dems expect Uncle Sam to bail them out and Iowans prefer to take care of themselves?
Could it possibly be related to the fact that NewO is full of Dems and most Iowans are conservative.
Say it ain't so, Joe.
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chevydog1 year, 5 months ago
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We're getting the same mess in MO, downstream. Some of these are places I've lived in the past. Haven't seen any rescue helicopters yet. One of my more vivid memories of living in outstate MO is when Mrs. C-dog and I registered to vote. The clerk asked us what party we wanted to register as. We told her Repub. Then she turned to her fellow clerk and said "See! I told you there were some!"
With all due respect to my friends in Iowa, this happened a lot more slowly than Katrina did. Though the pain was spread over a lot larger area, it didn't affect nearly as many people. The basic systems like utilities, government. and police survived better in Iowa too. Not really fair to compare the two situations--two different places, two different types of disasters.
The farmers here will survive, though they took a big hit. They're very resilient. Don't know if all the small towns will pull through.
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david_nwpa1 year, 5 months ago
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Chomped, consider that in New Orleans, the population center is rather compact and hundreds of thousands were impacted in such a way that they could not leave no matter how much warning they had. For now, the people of Iowa are still undergoing the immediate after effects of the disaster. Recall, the problems in New Orleans impacted more than just the city. The disaster struck over several states with mostly poor people.
I am not minimizing the damage in Iowa and other midwestern states. I just do not think the comparison is a fair one.
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canadianrancher571 year, 5 months ago
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I don't think that I ever saw farmers more optimistic than this spring, Wheat prices in march went over the 20 dollars a bushel price which was unheard of but then it has just been one thing after another. The prices of fuel, fertizer, seed, chemicals, equipment and repairs all headed up then the spring in most areas of your country and mine remained cool which slowed seeding and growth and now different areas such as Iowa and others have had to deal with flooding. Many of us did feel that we had the winning lottery ticket but as with having a lottery ticket you realize as they read the numbers that no you didn't win this time but maybe next year.
A final note to this is that if input costs don't come down there will be many who don't have the money to buy next years ticket and give up on trying to play this lottery.
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chevydog1 year, 5 months ago
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It's been a cool and wet spring here in MO. Delayed planting for a while--then the floods hit. Not many smiling faces. Alot of the smaller towns around here have local, as opposed to chain, banks. They and the farmers generally have pretty good relationships. So the floods probably won't wipe any of them out; but they won't do them any good either. If you look at the news stories, you'll see alot about Clarksville (MO), where I used to live. That was before they turned to the arty image to try to survive. Two towns that may not make it to the future are Foley and Annada. They're both on flatlands near the river, close to broken levees.
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