Crops

Floods drown south-central US crops

Heavy rain falling on crops.

Rain continues to come and go through the south-central U.S., causing flooding and damaging crops.

Southeastern Texas

During the February freezing rain storm and record cold snap, Texas farmers lost at least $600 million worth of crops, according to a report from Beaumont, Texas, station KBMT-TV. Now, farmers are having to clean up again after major rain has flooded many crops.

Related: Borderlands: Winter freeze could devastate Texas citrus industry

Some areas like Beaumont-Port Arthur have seen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/floods-drown-south-central-us-crops

Windstorm destroys millions of acres of Midwestern crops

Corn field in Iowa flattened by a windstorm.

A violent storm damaged millions of acres of corn and soybean fields in the Midwest earlier this month, leaving some farmers without hope of a worthwhile fall harvest.

If you think the corn looks bad from the road, you should see it from the air 😔 #derecho pic.twitter.com/XjtfbwD0Zc

— Maier (@MAIERCA) August 12, 2020

The crops were flattened and torn apart by a derecho on Aug. 10. A derecho is a particularly damaging and severe windstorm that can produce hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windstorm-destroys-millions-of-acres-of-midwestern-crops