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The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Says Iowa may see more than $2 billion in damages from recent flooding in the state. The organization said damages from the Missouri River are not complete and the Mississippi River’s anticipated flooding has yet to hit, which will make this a challenging year for Iowa farmers.  ...

It could take a long time for USDA and other Ag officials to know the true extent of livestock losses in Nebraska from not only flooding but blizzards this winter.  Bobbie Kris-Wickham with the Nebraska FSA said they've been fielding a lot of calls from producers who are reporting lost livestock.  No...

The Farm Credit Administration is encouraging Farm Credit System lenders to work with borrowers who have been affected by the extensive flooding in the Midwest.  The mid-March “bomb cyclone” dropped heavy rain and triggered massive snowmelt, which led to widespread flooding in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Iowa.  Known damages ...

The scenes of those Iowa and Nebraska floods are sad and frightening enough, but the National Weather Service says it expects the flooding to become more widespread this spring.  So anyone along rivers and streams should think about preparing for the event of high water levels.  ...

A report from Plantalytics says current conditions in the Corn Belt leave 55% of the nation’s corn acreage at risk of flooding. The firm reports that major flooding throughout the United States not only leaves 55% of corn acres at risk, but also 60% of the nation’s soybean acres to be planted this spring. Thousands ...

A delegation of elected officials from Mississippi is seeking a federal disaster declaration for the state. Mississippi, much like other states near major U.S. rivers, is experiencing record flooding. In a letter to the Trump administration, the state’s lawmakers reported 43 of the state’s 82 counties have been affected by flooding this spring. The state ...

Damages from flooding in the Midwest are now estimated to top $3 billion, with threats of more flooding on the horizon.  President Trump has approved federal disaster declarations for counties in Iowa and Nebraska.  Iowa officials say agriculture losses are at least $214 million.   ...

The federal government may have to step in with extra resources to help states like Nebraska and Iowa recover from flood damage. Floodwaters are still receding in the wake of the “bomb cyclone” that hit Midwest states hard and left behind large-scale damage.   Ag...

Last week’s bomb cyclone continues to inundate parts of the Midwest with flood waters this week. Following the storm that hit Nebraska the hardest, the flood waters made their way downstream over the weekend to include, Iowa Kansas and Missouri. Mult...

2017 for many across the U.S. was a notable year for natural disasters, from significant wildfires were in the west to an active hurricane season.  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.   "Last year, our nation experienced some of the most significant disasters that we've seen in decades, some back-to-back, at the most critical times of the production year."   ...