Southern Student Organizing Relief Drive for Midwest Farmers Devastated by Floods

By Graham Ulkins, WAFB-TV 9, Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - Record flooding in the Midwest has destroyed hundreds of homes and devastated the region's farmers. The economic loss in Nebraska alone is estimated at $1.4 billion. Help is coming in from all over the country, including from Baton Rouge. “We can't survive without our ranchers or without our farmers, and if they suffer, we all suffer,” said Hilari Vargas.