National Ag News
Northey after flood tour: ‘Nothing will make these farmers whole’
Mar 28, 2019, 17:32 PM
by
Ann Gregson
Flooded farmers won’t know for a while whether they’ll get a
crop in. Meanwhile, a top USDA official says there’s no government program to
make them whole.
“We have about 1,700 acres that’s underwater,” said Andy Spiegel, as rain
started falling on his farm near Watson, in far northwest Missouri. “Right now
it looks like it’s going be here to stay for a while.”
After touring Spiegel’s farm, USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey said that it
will take more than government programs to get farmers where they need to be.
