From Planting To Recovery: Generational flooding has producers in Arkansas adapting to conditions

Farmers in east Arkansas are facing the impact of generational floods following the recent record-breaking rainfall.
Shifting from planting to recovery, they are working tirelessly to adapt.

The state’s Farm Bureau gives us a glimpse at how they prepared.

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