Storms from Sunday, June 25 left an impact on communities and farmers across the state.

John McMinn, Director of Commodity Activities and Economics at Farm Bureau said Sunday's storm left farmers in Lonoke County with significant amounts of damage.

He said the damage from Sunday night's severe weather will be another expense for farmers.

“Going forward its going to be the issue of power coming in to be able to water and irrigate those crops. If we don’t get that power back on soon which it seems like it is going to be sometime for certain of individuals for certain areas, we could be seeing further yield loss because of that," said McMinn.

McMinn says there will be opportunities for crop insurance but that might not cover everything.

“Without any type of natural disaster declaration that would open up some more federal aid, those producers are going to struggle in some way. This is just another variable that they have to plan for and it is something they are used to unfortunately.”

McMinn says it is hard to tell as of now if the damage to the crops will significantly impact you as a consumer, but as time passes, they will get a better idea.

Collin Torian, a farmer from Carlisle, said he just got into the pollination period for corn.

Torian said until he gets a drone over his crops, he will not be able to see how much was hit by the storm.

“We have had some radical weather systems come through this year. There has been a lot of damage to a lot of structures in this area already and there has been some significant damage to crops in this area," said Torian.

This was not the first time Carlisle has been hit with severe weather this year.

Storms also hit them on March 31st.

“Our little town has felt this impact. It has been a blow to say the least. So the recovery process from this one is still going to taken awhile yet," said Torian.

Source - https://katv.com