Department of Agriculture fears the worst for flood-damaged fields

By Max Showalter, Journal & Courier

mshowalter@journalandcourier.com

A crop report issued this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the recent heavy rains in Indiana have flooded 9 percent of the state's corn acreage, 9 percent of the soybean acreage and 5 percent of the winter wheat crop.