As others have said, a farmer can collect a prevented planting payment if the field has a cropping history and is enrolled in the right program. I farm on the SD/MN border, and we typically will have some land that is too wet to get onto, especially in a year like this. We have planted beans up until July 4, and we even planted some silage corn last Thursday. Sometimes we have planted sorghum/sudangrass or a cover crop. But one of the provisions of the prevented planting program is that you cannot harvest any grain or forage until after Nov 1 on prevent plant acres. So it actually pays better to take the prevent plant versus risking the weather in the late fall (when we typically are getting cold and snowy). Additionally, planting beyond insurance deadlines can be risky too. This would be later than late May/early June for corn or June 15 for beans. The crop insurance company will reduce the coverage available for things planted beyond the deadlines. I should add we are not BTOs by any means, we mostly just raise feed for our cow/calf operation. So, dollar-wise, we actually are punishing ourselves by planting things late for feed when we could take the prevent plant check.... But we try to plant a cover crop wherever there is land that we cannot grow a normal crop on- it is beneficial to keep something growing rather than having just bare ground or weeds. I hope this helps explain things a little. Lon
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Fire in the Field A hay fire is no laughing matter-well, maybe one was! And a good life-lesson, too. Following World War II many farm boys returned home both older and wiser. One such man was my employer the summer I was sixteen. He was a farmer by birth and a farmer by choice, and like many returning soldiers, he was our silent hero: without medals or decorations, but with a certain ability to survive. It was on his farm that I learned to use the combination hand clutch and brake on a John D
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
