A spectrum of anxiety mounts as unusual weather floods North America’s farm belt
Last night, Shea Doherty walked the fields of his farm outside Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, inspecting young crops of broccoli and cabbage. He studied the vegetables with a mix of pride and nostalgia.
In the distance, a group of workers in trucks were fortifying the top of a dike with fresh layers of clay. The Assiniboine River churned dangerously close to them on the other side.
“I really hope I don’t lose you,” Doherty thought as he studied the crops.
The last time the Manitoba government told Doherty it was going to intentionally flood hundreds of acres of farmland, including his, he really thought it was going to be the last time…
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