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dave from MN

07-31-2005 09:57:32




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Why would a renter (20+ years farming), leave his corn on my land just dry up and get stunted and leave the irrigation just sit there high and dry. 50 acres of what was just plain awesome corn before just looks like crap. The land adjacent to mine is getting watered regularily by the same farmer, he pays us same rent and soils are similar. Is there govenment programs that he can get good cash from for letting the crop fail? If the locals say anything to him bout letting the 2 pivots sit while the corn is drying up it he gets mad, I am told. I really do not understand this practice of not raising a crop to its potential the land is fertile and was well sprayed and fertilized, but for some reason one side of the farm is being allowed to struggle. I think I will have to really inquire about this to him as it is rented cheap and I may as well plant hay and run the land myself or just enroll it in CRP.

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Hermit

08-01-2005 18:31:42




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to dave from MN, 07-31-2005 09:57:32  
If he is paying the rent to you on-time and in-full, why are you concerned? Are you getting a cut of the profits? Is your reputation getting smeared? As a renter, he has use of the property as defined in the rental agreement. If you don't like his attitude, don't rent him the property next year.



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T_Bone

08-01-2005 03:04:49




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to dave from MN, 07-31-2005 09:57:32  
Hi Dave,

Maybe the "farmer" seen something wrong with the crop that you haven't seen. Maybe he made a mistake and who wants to raise a flag saying "I did it".

I think any farmer with 20 plus years farming should be given the benefit of doubt until proven otherwise.

T_Bone



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Paul in Mich

07-31-2005 17:37:08




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to dave from MN, 07-31-2005 09:57:32  
The corn on your land may be the only corn he realizes a profit on this year if he works a crop insurance claim right. From what I know about crop insurance, it must be documented as to how much seed, fertilizer, fuel, herbicide, and insecticide goes into an acre of ground, but I don"t know where it is stated that the amount of water must be documented as well. Beyond this hypothesis, anything else is an uneducated guess.

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CNKS

08-01-2005 06:10:42




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to Paul in Mich, 07-31-2005 17:37:08  
Yes, I have seen people actually plant a crop with no intention of taking care of it, to collect the insurance -- a smart claims adjuster can see through that, though.



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GordoSD

07-31-2005 14:02:32




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to dave from MN, 07-31-2005 09:57:32  
I'd get some photos of both fields. Have a witness with you to verify date taken. Never know when you will need them. Oh, and get them on a FILM camera.

Gordo



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CNKS

07-31-2005 10:16:13




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to dave from MN, 07-31-2005 09:57:32  
I don't have a clue -- except that fuel prices are skyhigh. I live over an aquifer that is in about 6 states. Water level is declining -- the deeper you pump from the more it costs. Most wells are powered by natural gas, the price of which has probably tripled in the last 5 years. That, combined with wells of limited capacity, is forcing many farmers to either quit or cut back irrigation -- but they are not likely to do that in the middle of a crop. Sounds like your tenant has financial problems, and simply cannot take care of the crop. Rather than trying to spread out his expense and run all pivots, he may have decided to do a good job on part of the land, and let yours go south -- Mad or not you definitely need to talk to him, and get another tenant. Nothing wrong with CRP either. Yes, it is possible to have crop insurance, declare a failure due to drought, and collect insurance. But to do it intentionally, particularly on irrigated ground, is fraud.

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johnny R.

07-31-2005 11:19:16




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 Re: Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in reply to CNKS, 07-31-2005 10:16:13  
To let a crop go north like that is hard to see.



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