Redwood NewsLocal news for Redwood, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mississippi River flood dooms promising year for farmers- April 29, 2008 "I'm trying to design an exit strategy because I'm tired of it" Farmers here are experiencing water torture as they wait for the flooded Mississippi River to recede and give them a chance to salvage what's left of what might have been the best season in memory.The muddy Mississippi is at levels not seen in more than three decades, putting hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland under water. It's impossible to gauge overall agricultural losses at this point, federal and state officials say,..http://www.topix.net/city/redwood-ms/2008/04/mississippi-river-flood-dooms-promising-year-... Death Looms for a Long-Planned Flood-Control Project- April 9, 2008 "They don't exactly know how that is, mind you, but they just know it's true." Seven decades of hydro-engineering have transformed the lower Mississippi Delta from wetlands to dry fields of cotton and soybeans. via New York Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/redwood-ms/2008/04/death-looms-for-a-long-planned-flood-control-... |