Some farmers face damages in the millions, after being hit by punishing storms two nights in a row. Roger Shafer says there's no use crying over spilled milk, at his farm on the Adams / Hall County line, west of Hansen. He hopes soybeans will pull through and still give him a shot at harvesting something this fall. But back to back storms have taken a toll. "We had two nights of it. First night was basically a hail storm; second night was more of wind and hail situation," he said. "One of them chewed it up, the other blew it down." Corn that's leaning might stand back up, but agronomists say the combination of wind and hail punished nodes on the plant, and that can be a recipe for disaster. Farmers will now need to watch for disease and protect every plant that's still standing, because damaged plants are now more susceptible to disease. Shafer said, "The question is now, what do you do with what's left? Do you try to raise what's left or let it go? Who knows. We'll see what the future brings, I guess." Agronomist Calvin Rupe of Aurora Cooperative scouted crops in the area around Prosser and Juniata on Thursday. He said corn that was a matter of days from tasseling over your head, has been mowed down, and now stands just thigh–high. Some will be cut for silage. Others will be a total loss, covered by crop insurance. Extension Educator Jenny Rees of York County reports corn damage around Henderson as well, with green snap in the corn stalks. In many cases, the crops were looking great, and farmers have already invested a lot of time and money to get to this point. Based on university crop production figures, an acre of corn can be an investment of $500 on up for a season. Now instead of harvesting corn to take to the elevator, farmers like Roger Shafer talk to their banker and insurance agent. Source - www.nebraska.tv