Flood Fallout Poses Challenges for West Tennessee Soybean Farmers
“It looks like the surface of the moon now."
Flooding surrounds a house about a mile away from the Obion River in Ridgely, Tenn. on April 9, 2025 after 96 hours of torrential rain. (Photo: Cassandra Stephenson)
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