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USACE Ruins One of the Best Farms in America
Posted on 5/29/11 at 12:01 am
Posted on 5/29/11 at 12:01 am
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Posted on 5/29/11 at 1:48 am to RhodeIslandRed
quote:
Mother Nature Ruins One of the Best Farms in America
FIXED IT FOR YA
Posted on 5/29/11 at 2:00 am to RhodeIslandRed
I'm not sure of the context but if it involves the flooding of land in a floodway, tough titties.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 8:23 am to RhodeIslandRed
How did the Corps of Engineers ruin it? This is what happens when you farm in a river delta, YOU GET FLOODED AT TIMES!
If people want the reality of the situation, the reason these farms have been so productive over the years is the protection from the levees that the CoE has been mandated to provide.
How many times do you think the crops on these farms would have been lost in past floods but were not due to the levee system in place?
It is the levee system that makes crop production in these areas possible in the first place. We had historic flood levels this spring and some choices had to be made to open the levees in places to store the water to keep other, more densely populated areas safe.
I hate it for these guys but from someone who has lost crops to floods in the past, I thank the CoE for the job they have done in the past and will continue to do in the future to protect our nation from the ravages of flood waters.
If people want the reality of the situation, the reason these farms have been so productive over the years is the protection from the levees that the CoE has been mandated to provide.
How many times do you think the crops on these farms would have been lost in past floods but were not due to the levee system in place?
It is the levee system that makes crop production in these areas possible in the first place. We had historic flood levels this spring and some choices had to be made to open the levees in places to store the water to keep other, more densely populated areas safe.
I hate it for these guys but from someone who has lost crops to floods in the past, I thank the CoE for the job they have done in the past and will continue to do in the future to protect our nation from the ravages of flood waters.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 8:34 am to bbqguy
OP is severely uninformed to make such a statement.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 8:39 am to RhodeIslandRed
Good. I hate farms.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 11:42 am to RhodeIslandRed
quote:Damn dude, I thought you were a moron. Now I know.
RhodeIslandRed
Posted on 5/29/11 at 11:48 am to RhodeIslandRed
I'm sure he could find someone to trade with in say Nevada so he wont have to worry about flooding anymore.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 3:21 pm to Helo
It was done to save this booming metropolis. Now the rest of you can go frick yourselves.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS
CAIRO, ILLINOIS
Posted on 5/29/11 at 3:56 pm to RhodeIslandRed
No, you go frick yourself. Pretty clear this thread didn't go the way you thought it would.
Amazing. You farm in a floodway, you get flooded.
Amazing. You farm in a floodway, you get flooded.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 4:45 pm to Tigah in the ATL
You build a town in a flood plain between the two largest rivers in the United States and don't expect to be flooded. Amazing. Again I invite you to go gratify yourself.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 4:55 pm to RhodeIslandRed
Pretty sure that if you have a farm near the banks of a major river, you expect it to get flooded from time to time. Hell, that is how it became such good crop land in the first place.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 6:27 pm to RhodeIslandRed
quote:
RhodeIslandRed
So you would rather a city of ~2,800 folks be washed away?
Posted on 5/29/11 at 6:48 pm to Bard
Hey dickweed. Read your history. After the great flood of the 20's, the Corp went in and bought, I said "bought" the right to do exactly what they are doing right now. They paid the landowners 3 to 4 grand per acre for this right. The landowners made money, and every person that ever bought those lands knew the score. Now go bang your mother.
This post was edited on 5/29/11 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 5/29/11 at 7:29 pm to Bard
quote:
So you would rather a city of ~2,800 folks be washed away?
I thought the answer to that was pretty obvious. The following link sums up my views.
HOUSE SPEAKER TILLEY
Posted on 5/29/11 at 7:33 pm to The Goat
quote:
Hey dickweed. Read your history. After the great flood of the 20's, the Corp went in and bought, I said "bought" the right to do exactly what they are doing right now. They paid the landowners 3 to 4 grand per acre for this right. The landowners made money, and every person that ever bought those lands knew the score. Now go bang your mother.
You are truly one stupid son of a bitch. USACE flooded over 50,000 acres over which it has NO flowage easements. Of the remaining 80,000 or so acres owners were paid between one and one-hundred dollars per tract for condemnation. No need to bring my mother into this. Your mother eagerly attends to all of my perverted fantasies.
This post was edited on 5/30/11 at 1:26 am
Posted on 5/29/11 at 8:53 pm to Helo
quote:
Pretty sure that if you have a farm near the banks of a major river, you expect it to get flooded from time to time. Hell, that is how it became such good crop land in the first place.
This. Throw in the huge amount of subsidies that American farmers have been handed over the years and it gets harder to feel for someone who should have seen farming in a floodway as a risk.
This post was edited on 5/29/11 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 5/29/11 at 8:55 pm to RhodeIslandRed
Where is this listed in the national rankings?
Also, since the farm is ruined you think he will take 3k to turn over the deed?
Also, since the farm is ruined you think he will take 3k to turn over the deed?
Posted on 5/29/11 at 9:10 pm to fightin tigers
quote:
Also, since the farm is ruined you think he will take 3k to turn over the deed?
If it were mine and you offered three grand then you'd own it.
Posted on 5/29/11 at 9:55 pm to RhodeIslandRed
RIR - Sorry, but you are misinformed. Those levees were designed to be blown when built, already had piping built in to blow. Farmers in this area knew this and have been making money for years because the Corps controlled the river, it was finally time to pay the piper. Yes, it helped save Cairo, but it also helped alleviate flooding along the entire Mississippi - every little bit helps. For the first time in history - every control structure was in use.
And yes I come from a farming family, including some of the acreage flooded north of Lake Providence.
And yes I come from a farming family, including some of the acreage flooded north of Lake Providence.
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