ORIGINAL: furgitter
Why dont you say where you are with your posts.Its hard to help at all when i dont know if you are in wisconsin or florida.There is a spot for that in your registration.
You should try taking some of your own advice.....
Definitely contact the farmer or local authorities before anything is done. No matter where you are, you'll most likely be compensated. Like it was said above, you don't want to ruin that by doing something irrational to start with.