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River Floods Causes Massive Damage to Missouri Farms

Emmalee Reed/Missourian
John Sam Williamson looks out onto the Missouri River on Dec. 11 near Columbia. Williamson had 60 acres of corn and about 285 acres of soybeans destroyed in the 2019 flood. Despite flooding on his land, Williamson has never considered moving. “It’s worth ";s:

Last year, flooding prevented many Missouri farmers from raising crops -- and income. Farmer’s levees were tested this year as 1.2 million acres of farmland were flooded. KBIA’s Seth Bodine looks into the long-term effects of this flooding, how farmers adapt, and how the loss of crops affects the economy.

This story is in collaboration with the Columbia Missourian. For more on this topic, read the Missourian's"WASHED AWAY: Levee failure causes massive losses to Missouri farms."