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SLIDE SHOW Posted: June 27, 2008   
Flooded Farmlands May Take Decades To Recover FLASH VERSION
As water rushed through Iowa, it didn't just destroy private property; acres of fertile farmland were ruined for years to come. Jerry DeWitt, director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, talks about the agricultural damage. Produced by Meghann Farnsworth
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Produced by: Meghann Farnsworth
Gouge in Iowa farmland, Soybeans lay covered in mud and rain in a north-east Iowa field.
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Gouge in Iowa farmland
Soybeans lay covered in mud and rain in a north-east Iowa field.
Speaking: Jerry DeWitt
Photo Credit: Jerry DeWitt, Audio Credit: Meghann Farnsworth
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