Harvest is just weeks away for Kansas farmers. While many of them are reaping the benefits of this year’s wet weather, not all of them have been so lucky. “I take a lot of pride in it. That’s one thing that I have enjoyed about farming is just the thoughts of being able to feed the world,” said Josh Patterson. However, Patterson may not be able to feed too many families this year. “Well, my hail adjuster came in and said this came in at 74 percent damaged,” he said. That means nearly three-fourths of the 5th generation farmer’s wheat crop is a loss. The news comes on the heels of several major rain storms that helped transform Patterson’s once drought-stricken crop into a flourishing field. Then, the hail hit. “Right here, you can see there is a little bit of seed, but it is shriveled already,” Patterson said. On Tuesday, Patterson and his insurance agent spent the afternoon walking through his fields in an effort to determine how the hail damage will affect his bottom line. “That’s worth about $25 an acre,” he said. It’s a far cry from the $250 an acre he was anticipating. “One word to describe this? Pitiful,” Patterson said. KSN reached out to several crop insurance agencies on Tuesday. Officials said they have received fewer claims this year compared to last year. Source - http://ksn.com