Farmers in different parts of rural America are still dealing with flooding. Bryce Anderson, Senior Ag Meteorologist from DTN, says those struggles are continuing in some areas, while other parts of farm country are continuing to show some improvement.
senior ag meteorologist with DTN says some of those areas will be dealing with the
excess water for some time yet. (Photo from Drovers.com)
Other parts of the Midwest are still dealing with flood stage and don’t have an immediate end in sight.
The rainfall isn’t over for parts of the country still dealing with saturated soils.
Anderson says the last time farm country had flooding problems that covered such a large area at the same time was back in 1993. He says the wet pattern will likely stick around at least through the end of June and possibly early July…
Bryce Anderson is Senior Ag Meteorologist with DTN.
For some perspective on how bad the flooding has been, an article on the Pacific Standard Magazine website says the Mississippi River has received rain and snow levels at a staggering 200 percent above normal.
And, it’s not just farmers who are suffering because of the flooding. The flooding has wrecked homes, contaminated drinking water, and done billions of dollars in damages. Unfortunately, industry experts are warning that it may take years for agriculture and rural America to recover from the extensive damages.