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<br />Appendix B <br />Newsletter INewspaper Articles <br /> <br />HOLYOKE, COLORADO <br />ARTICLE NO.1 <br /> <br />Recent heavy rains damage bean crop <br />Story By John Lindenberf!er <br />Holyoke Enterprise, Vol. 102, No. 29 <br />Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2001 <br /> <br />In 2000, drought-like conditions threatened the quality of the bean crop in Northeast Colorado. <br /> <br />This year, an unexpected wet month has significantly affected the 2001 bean harvest. <br /> <br />The recent wet weather has really slowed things down for farmers and is adversely affecting the <br />quality of the year's crop, according to representatives from the local receiving stations. <br /> <br />Steve Brown at KBC Trading & Processing said Tuesday the quality has really gone downhill <br />because of the recent rains. A total of 4.36 inches of precipitation has been recorded so far this <br />month. <br /> <br />One recent rain storm mixed with hail damaged some fields by causing the unharvested pods to <br />open and drop the beans, according to Darrel Krieg at Amherst Co-op. <br /> <br />Krieg said some fields were significantly affected by the rain, while other fields were only <br />affected a little. He noted the quality of some fields is still pretty good despite the rain. <br /> <br />Average yields of 40-45 bushels per acre are still being seen at Amherst's state line facility. <br />Brown said it is difficult to estimate an average right now until the damage has been more <br />thoroughly assessed. <br /> <br />Earlier this month, both facilities reported seeing a good quality crop that was slightly above <br />average. Yields as high as 58 bushels per acre were being reported in some areas. <br /> <br />Brown noted some fields probably won't be harvested this year because of the rain. He added <br />the actual number of fields which have a total loss should be relatively low. <br /> <br />Insurance adjusters are reportedly in the area assessing the damage this week. Brown estimates <br />the entire area was affected in some way by the wet weather. <br /> <br />Brown said they had received about 75 percent of this year's crop as of Tuesday, while Krieg <br />estimated they were about 60 percent done. Krieg added the harvest will continue for about <br />10-14 more days. <br /> <br />T: \Projects\6844888 _ CWCS _Flood _ Doc_ Rpts\Su b _ 00\6.0 _Proj_ Deliv\Report\Append ix <br />S.doc T: \Projects\6844888 _ CWCS _Flood _ Doc_ Rpts\Su b _ 00\6.0 _Proj_ Deliv\Report\Append ix S.doc <br />