By Annie Gowan and Frances Stead Stellers
Sidney, Iowa — His farm is still cut off by floodwaters, (click here) so Iowa soybean farmer Pat Sheldon had to view the damage from the air. On a helicopter ride over what seemed like an endless stretch of water, he came to a place he recognized as his own land — and saw that one of the grain silos had burst open, spilling yellow soybeans into the dingy, toxic water.
“It was like a punch in the gut,” Sheldon said.
“You work hard planting, taking care of these beans and harvesting them. Then, to have that happen makes you almost physically ill,” he said. “But I haven’t had time to get mad — too many responsibilities and people that still need help.”...
