On a hot July afternoon, Jason Head gets into the front seat of his pickup truck and starts driving down a rural Kentucky highway. Rows of corn nearly seven feet high line the edges of the road, almost creating a canopy on either side of the blacktop. It's part of 5,000 acres of farmland and Jason Head is responsible for each one.
As the manager for Long Vue Farm in Allensview, Kentucky, Jason Head is spending his days surveying the land. This family farm grows corn and soybeans. And so far this year, Head believes these crops are right on track for a banner fall harvest."It's just up to Mother Nature to help us finish strong," he said.
SEE MORE: Study shows farms on decline, posing risks to future food supplyFor the most part, Mother Nature is in control now. But Jason and his crews are doing what they can to ward off insects and weeds.Not every year is this good though. Back in 2012, a major drought hit Kentucky hard.
Long Vue Farm's crops produced half of what they typically do, leaving Jason Head to fall back on crop insurance."We are one of the riskiest business ventures you can get into," he added.Years like 2012 are part of the reason why Justin and millions of other farmers across the country are watching both their crops and Washington right now, as Congress is debating a new farm bill."We want to make sure the general public understands some of the issues we face, the challenges we have," Head said
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