Success StoryBad Weather and Soybean Crops



Bad Weather and Soybean Crops

Author: Philip Konopka

Planning Unit: Lewis County CES

Major Program: Grain Crops

Plan of Work: Crop and Livestock Production

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The severely high rainfall in central and eastern Kentucky in August and September of 2018 caused severe damage to soybean seed quality. The extreme weather events overwhelmed any possible management by producers to overcome the disaster. Phone calls, text messages, emails, and farm visits were conducted to assess the damage and discuss options with growers. Philip Konopka, Lewis County ANR Extension Agent, and Dr. Chad Lee University of Kentucky Agronomist visited several fields in Lewis County and nearby fields in neighboring counties. (The farmer was based in Lewis and had fields in the other county. Philip communicated with the neighboring agent who was not in the county the day of our visit.) In some cases, it was advised growers to harvest and sell immediately, since the seed quality was poor and storage would likely result in additional damage. In other cases, farmers were advised not to harvest at all, but to contact their insurance agent and follow their guidance. For one of the Lewis County farmers, he did not have insurance and was going to try to salvage what he could. In all cases, growers were reminded that the weather was the culprit; not management, not variety, not fungicide. The outcomes included: 1) growers who minimized economic loss as much as possible, and 2) peace of mind to growers that they personally were not at fault in this case.






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