<p>If you look at the video of the balloon landing, it is clearly a plowed field – there is dirt kicking up all over the place — and if it was winter wheat it would not be up yet. What may have happened is he may have had a crop planted and he may have to replant part of the field, but 300 acres is awfully large – any rescue effort would have been fairly contained, particularly since they quickly figured out the craft was empty. Farmer’s have to replant fairly often, it is not the economic disaster a full grown loss would be. That being said, replanting is a cost that he should be reimbursed for and while it is getting to the end of planting season for winter wheat, he should still be able to get a fairly decent crop.</p>