Eastern Iowa Farmer Fall 2020
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derecho<br />
derecho. Gov. Kim Reynolds had applied<br />
for the aid.<br />
<strong>Farmer</strong>s operating in contiguous<br />
counties to those declared primary natural<br />
disaster areas, including Dubuque and<br />
Jackson, may also apply for emergency<br />
loans.<br />
<strong>Iowa</strong> farmers will be available for various<br />
USDA disaster assistance programs,<br />
including “program flexibilities” and a<br />
special signup for the Environmental<br />
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).<br />
The program changes mean streamlined<br />
requirements for the Emergency Conservation<br />
Program, Emergency Forest<br />
Restoration Program, Emergency Loan<br />
Program, Farm Storage Facility Program,<br />
and Tree Assistance Program.<br />
The program will be available through<br />
nearly half of next year. The deadline to<br />
apply is May 3, 2021. More information<br />
on the various programs is available<br />
at farmers.gov/recover.<br />
ISU’s extension office and the <strong>Iowa</strong><br />
Department of Agriculture and Land<br />
Stewardship have consolidated information<br />
on their respective websites for<br />
photo courtesy of ISU Extension<br />
The derecho cut a devastating path through<br />
millions of acres of <strong>Iowa</strong> corn, flattening stalks<br />
and doing damage to the ears.<br />
producers who have been impacted by the<br />
derecho and drought.<br />
The IDALS website, iowaagriculture.<br />
gov/derecho, includes resources and updates<br />
regarding the derecho’s impact and<br />
services for farmers.<br />
ISU’s website, crops.extension.iastate.<br />
edu/storm-damage-resources, provides<br />
detailed information and access to experts<br />
on such topics as assessing grain bin<br />
damage, disease and insect management,<br />
grain storage, evaluating crops, nutrients<br />
and fertility, silage options, harvest<br />
considerations, cover crop options, crop<br />
insurance considerations and more.<br />
A key concern farmers are dealing<br />
with this fall is insurance coverage. <strong>Iowa</strong><br />
farmers planted 23.4 million acres of corn<br />
and soybeans in <strong>2020</strong>, according to Ann<br />
Johanns, extension program specialist, in<br />
her piece on Frequently Asked Questions<br />
regarding crop insurance coverage on the<br />
website. Approximately 90% of those<br />
acres have been insured, she noted.<br />
Alejandro Plastina, extension economist,<br />
offers some practical guidelines for<br />
filing crop insurance losses. Charles Hurburgh,<br />
ISU professor of agriculture and<br />
biosystems engineering, advises farmers<br />
to work closely with their elevator to find<br />
out if different qualities of grain will be<br />
accepted. Ask them what factors they will<br />
look at and if there will be acceptance<br />
limits, he said on the website.<br />
Another resource for derecho-related<br />
questions is rma.usda.gov/en/News-<br />
Room/Frequently-Asked-Questions/August-10-<strong>2020</strong>-Derecho.<br />
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