In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, a combine harvests corn in a field near Coy, Ark. Thousands of farmers are filing crop insurance claims this year as drought and triple-digit temperatures burn up much of the corn belt. The Agriculture Department has paid $1.4 billion to date, but the bulk of claims hasn’t been filed yet as the corn and soybean harvests have just begun.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)