it's definitely a deep concern. the thing about this flood is it's affecting two years. a lot of these bins are holding our 2018 crop. we haven't got delivered to town yesterday or sold. >> reporter: according to the american farm bureau, farm bankruptcies were up almost 20% in 2018. the highest level in more than ten years. it's something midwest farmers have been forced to consider. >> it's always a possibility with everybody. sell everything you own to pay what you owe and you have nothing. >> reporter: key to their survival is aid. president trump approved disaster relief for nebraska. he is hoping he will do the same for iowa. >> i don't think they will forget us. i think he knows how important that agriculture and grain farming, cattle farmer, raising hogs, it is to our country.