The floods kept coming. He needed to grow a crop that would thrive in water — or to quit.
An Illinois farmer turned flood-prone fields into rice paddies, but federal policy still favors corn and soy.
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The federal farm policy trap: why some farmers are stuck raising crops that no longer thrive
Alexander County farmers struggle with repeated floods and long-delayed federal easement programs.
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