With the recent heavy rains, many corn and soybean fields have areas where crops are experiencing flooded or saturated conditions. These conditions are making it extremely difficult for further ...

The flood changed the landscape forever ... “A small fraction of the field corn we grow goes to actual food products such as cornflakes or sweeteners or such,” explains Casner.

During the rainy season, the Llanos de Moxos region would flood. To handle this, the Casarabe built drainage canals to remove excess water from their fields. These canals varied in size, according to ...