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To: manny_velasco who wrote (1327)	6/17/2008 3:38:18 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4441

>>>Do you think the mid west can replant corn after the floods?<<, There are some real farmers on this thread that can tell you. To me, it sounds awful. First the ground has to dry out and by that time it's too late to make much of a crop of anything--and the fertilizer is pretty much ruined. And anything that sprouts will have shallow roots and be vulnerable to drought. Or so it sounds to me, but all I grow are flowers, tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.

To: manny_velasco who wrote (1327)	6/17/2008 3:43:35 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 4441

They can replant but they won't have a crop.

To: manny_velasco who wrote (1327)	6/17/2008 10:56:16 PM
From: farmerboy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4441

I planted 75 day maturing corn in NE WI in the middle of June and was able to get a ripe crop but it was not the highest yielding. Also, I had to put it into storage as high moisture corn rather than dry it. It was then fed to dairy cattle. I doubt the corn farmers want to buy a bunch of NG to dry corn that is at 28% - 32% moisture at harvest time. The decision to re-plant is a tough one. If they had crop insurance they probably won't. This is going to be a farmer by farmer, field by field decision. Does it have corn chemicals? Then it may not be suitable for beans. Do they want to put on the N fertilizer all over again at the cost that it is? The K may have held better but it is hard to say with all that water. If it were me I would take my insurance money and run. farmerboy