Dollar amounts have yet to be placed on crop damages in Lafayette and Miller counties, but estimates by the University of Arkansas Extension Service indicate the losses will be tremendous, especially for soybeans.

The grain elevator companies are turning down soybeans because the damage is “too severe,” said Joe Vestal, Lafayette County Extension agent, staff chair. “We can’t put a dollar amount on the damage yet, but we’ve had lots of damage. It will be tremendous for soybeans. Most of the soybeans ready to be cut, before the rain started in September, will probably be a total los...

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