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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...

>> 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...