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Agriculture, it is expected to rise dramatically. >> these are the people out here who feed america. without these people, america will suffer. the whole economy will suffer. >> boy, is it a mess. >> reporter: standing on the edge of his family farm, jeff jorgensen's corn fields are now lakes. >> that's just money straight out of my pocket. i need to be able to farm my ground. i need to do my job. we're passionate about what we do. >> reporter: across the way, a sixth generation farm. >> the crop that was harvested last fall. >> reporter: what does this mean for your season? >> well, we don't ...

>> over a million dollars lost. >> reporter: the nebraska department of agriculture estimates losses of up to a billion. here in iowa, preliminary damage is estimated at 150 million and it is expected to rise dramatically. >> these are the people that feed america. without these people, america is going to suffer. the whole economy is going to suffer. >> boy, is it a mess. >> reporter: standing on the edge of his family farm, his corn fields are now lakes. >> that's just more money straight out of my pocket. i need to be able to farm this ground. i need to be able to do my job. we are passiona...

Agriculture, it's expected to rise dramatically. >> these are the people out here that feed america. and without these people, america's going to suffer. the whole economy's going to suffer. >> boy, is it a mess. >> reporter: standing on the edge of his family farm, jeff jorgensen's corn fields are now lakes. >> that's just more money straight out of my pocket. i -- i need to be able to farm this ground, to be able to do my job. we're passionate about what we do. >> reporter: accord tock the american farm bureau, farm bankruptcy were up almost 20% in 2018. highest level in more than ten years....

>> it's over a million dollars. >> reporter: over a million dollars lost? >> yeah. >> reporter: the nebraska department of agriculture estimates losses up to $1 billion. here in iowa, preliminary damage is estimated at $150 million. according to their department of agriculture, it's expected to rise dramatically. >> these are the people out here that feed america. without these people, america is going to suffer. the whole economy is going to suffer. >> boy, is it a mess. >> reporter: standing on the edge of his family farm, jeff's corn fields are now lakes. >> that's more money straight out o...

Gene, that means the world to me. >> you know, they let me be on television with joe scarborough. >> you choose to be. >> can i just ramble and make you even more nervous about me being on medication, can i just say that burt lancaster scene in that film? he had an incredibly storied career but his role in "field of dreams" was one of the most touching -- >> i cry every time i see it. >> i've seen it a thousand times, i tear up every time. >> most devastating line, "dad, you want to have a catch" and just throw as the sun goes down over the corn fields. >> so here's joe's piece on kamala harri...