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Michigan Floods as Heavy Rains Disrupt Spring Planting Season

May 26, 2020

Video: Michigan Floods as Heavy Rains Disrupt Spring Planting Season

This week, heavy rains pumped the brakes on a robust spring planting run. USDA reported 80 percent of the corn crop among the nation’s 18 top producing states had been sown before record floodwaters sliced through the Wolverine State, prompting Michigan’s Governor to declare a state of emergency following catastrophic dam failures.