Laid Bare by Midwest Floods

Speaking Out America’s Farming Crisis, Laid Bare by Midwest Floods A deeper problem lies beneath recent stories of swelling rivers, soggy small towns, and feel-good relief efforts. Jake Meador

The fields where my grandfather and his brothers once played football are currently covered by several feet of water. My grandpa Bert was born in a small Nebraska town called Oakland, a couple hours north of Lincoln, just down the road from Senator Ben Sasse in Fremont. Like much of northeastern Nebraska, these towns are now in crisis, battling the historic flooding that has devastated the state’s farms and ranches, killed three people, and dislocated thousands. Currently the state estimates ...

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