But not all the soybeans look quite as nice. In the back our farm we now have a lake. As mom says, we know have waterfront property. I joked that would only mean our property taxes were going up. However, this very situation is exactly why farmers have been eyeing the EPA’s proposed rule on wetlands.

“Functions of waters that might demonstrate a significant nexus includes sediment trapping, nutrient recycling, pollutant trapping and filtering, retention or attenuation of flood waters, runoff storage, export of organic matter, export of food resources, and provision of aquatic habitat. A hydrologic connection is not necessary to establish a significant nexus.”

So, that could mean that our field, which is usually dry and would be now except for the large amount of rain we’ve had, could be regulated by the EPA through the Clean Water Act. That may even require us to get permits before we do normal farming activities. Definitely not a situation we want to find ourselves in!