With rain in the forecast will some crops recover? A local farmer weighs in on that

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - With a chance of rain in the forecast, is there still hope that some crops might recover? One farmer we talked with believes some of his crops may be salvageable.

Although some people might just be concerned about your browning lawn, this drought means a lot more to local farmer Tom Frazier.

"When you've got 100 degree plus temperatures and corn is in pollination it's sad," Frazier said.

Walking outside and looking at his crops anymore is depressing. He's been farming for more than 40 years.

About a month ago NewsChannel 15 came out and visited Frazier's bean field. If you watch the video under the video tab, you can see his bean fields now are lusher than it was before.

Frazier said he still has some hope left for his beans.

"We are hoping if that rain does come in that we can salvage a lot of the beans and some of this here later maturing corn. I got to watch what I'm saying here because there will be farmers out there and they'll see me saying something like this and say what planet are you from? If I get too positive."

An insurance agent we spoke with over the phone said he's already seeing a loss reported by farmers. He said it's rare to see any claims so early on in the year.

"Especially for our area where we get adequate rainfall. I've never seen it to where we may actually have some zero yields on corn fields," insurance agent Jason Holzinger said.

A lot of people think these farmers will be reimbursed for their loss by crop insurance. The reality is not all of their losses will be covered. That may mean higher prices at the grocery store for the rest of us.