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Mississippi Delta Farmers Wither Under Weight Of 4-Month Flood
Resume![Rows of farm land near Holly Bluff, Miss., are covered with backwater flooding, Thursday, May 23, 2019. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AP_19144796345251-1000x608.jpg)
About a quarter million acres of fertile farmland in the Mississippi Delta have been underwater since February. Some farmers haven't planted a single crop this year, and their losses will likely be devastating to the local economy. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd explains why the water hasn't receded and how farmers are responding to yet another challenge to their livelihoods.
![Nearly a quarter million acres of farmland in the Mississippi Delta have been flooded since February. (Peter O'Dowd/Here & Now)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2019/06/Image-from-iOS-1000x750.jpg)
![Some farmers in the Mississippi Delta haven't planted a single crop this year because of the floods. (Courtesy of Victoria Darden)](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2019/06/0604_mississippi01-1000x750.jpg)
This segment aired on June 4, 2019.