[Windflier]

I would think that we would have the technological ability to adapt to issues such as this.

That was one of my first thoughts. Is there no way to drain or pump the fields?

[crz]

Its called field tile. And there has to be a place downhill to let it run.

Very expensive to put in.

Most of the hills/hilly grounds are planted. Its the lowlands and level grounds that arent.

[Equine1952]

They haven’t invented a boat pulled planter yet. River bottom farmers will probably go to soybeans. The Missouri River is 6’ or so above flood stage at StJoseph MO and even if the ground was clear of water that ground dries slow. I’m guessing it’s not much better on the Mississippi. Tough year unless you’re farming above the bottoms.

[digger48]

I’ve been in business draining farmland for 45 years. (yes, I’m a ditchdigger)

Only so much you can do when it rains every other day.

The ground is simply saturated right now, even in field that are now grid tiled every 30 feet. Even pumping wouldn’t alleviate that when it rains every other day. The topsoil never gets a chance to dry, let alone the subsurface

You’d go about the length of the tractor into the field before you’d be stuck

[tiki]

I think ya’ll need to spend a few days on a farm and see if you can figure out how to do just that.

[KevinB]

That was one of my first thoughts. Is there no way to drain or pump the fields?

I am not a farmer, but have been following this Youtube channel. This is a pretty interesting recent vid from Zach:

Millenial Farmer

[Delta 21]

Kansas and Nebraska are flat, flat, flat. Dams and spillways are at 75-80%. Where we gonna pump it to?

6” over flood stage submerges 3/4 of the state!