NORFOLK, Neb. -- Numbers from the Nebraska Farm Bureau say that 89.4% of land in Nebraska is farmland. That land is being affected by the recent events in severe weather. 

“Severe weather is just hard on our farmers, you know,” Nebraska Farm Bureau Agent Brandon Doke said. “They do the best they can to try to mitigate damage, but sometimes with Nebraska storms there's just nothing you can do.”

After a few volatile weeks marked by severe weather around the state, farmers are feeling the impact. 

“I know in recent years, we’ve had a lot of damage to grain bins, silos, and pivots being flipped over,” UNL Agriculture Meteorology Professor Eric Hunt said. “May or may not have a climate change link of course.” 

“They just get treated rough in this state when it comes to weather,” Doke said. “You know, farmers do a good job to try and protect them as best they can but sometimes there's just things that they can't, you know, stop.”

April through July are what Doke calls “the stressful months.”  He said that's when Nebraska insurance companies see the most traffic for claims. 

“You know those tough claims, we try to get boots on the ground as fast as we can, even with myself or my staff,” Doke said. “You know, we try to get out to that farm and help out and figure out exactly what's damaged so that we can move forward.” 

To minimize the damage, preparation is key. 

“If the farmers are better prepared, regardless of their size, they are going to be better off,” Hunt said. 

“You know, we got to make sure those systems are back up and running so they don't lose their crops,” Doke said. 

It's an ongoing challenge as severe weather has continued to pose a threat.