#NoPlant19 images of flooded crops

One of the most striking ways to visualize the effects of climate change is by looking at photos from farmers whose crops have been suffering. The hashtag #NoPlant19 offers a sobering glimpse into the struggles of the agricultural world, with farmers posting photos with the hashtag to call attention to their inability to plant crops due to the particularly harsh flooding in the Midwest and Plains regions.

As of May 26, only 58 percent of the corn scheduled to be planted across the country’s 18 biggest corn-producing states has actually been sown in 2019. By the same time last year, that number was 90 percent. By looking at the #NoPlant19 hashtag, you can really see the wide-ranging effects of flood season and just how dire the situation really is.

I was getting worried, it hadn’t rained in 15 min or so. #NoPlant19 pic.twitter.com/tueOSUFd6B

— Casey C. (@cattleNcrops83) May 23, 2019

@farmmillennial 90% plus of the fields currently are untouched in 2019. The few corn fields that are planted are in bad shape with standing water, usually we are 90% done by now with corn/beans. #noplant19 pic.twitter.com/DWdT8QCidP

— Bobby Waszak (@WaszakBob88) May 22, 2019

Taken this morning. Today is final plant date in ND. I am 50% planted. #noplant19 pic.twitter.com/oWKKggfTAB

— Scott German (@Germanscott74) May 25, 2019

Pretty much sums up #noplant19 pic.twitter.com/tIB0V9x6Os

— Wentworth Farms