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mile after mile of water. it stretches all the way to the horizon here. as you point out the impact on the farming community here has been significant, not just on this farmer's heefield, but a million acres under water. this is an industry that's about $16 billion in the state annually, so that's a large chunk of money and they aren't going to know the final tally for another month and a half because it will take that long to drape and then they have to figure out what crop to plant mid season. two farmers own this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they put this dike up. it was built in a day and a half using a backhoe. it surrounds their entire house. if that dike wasn't there, their house would be gone. their neighbor's houses are already gone. they've been able to save their property by that earthen dam. the only problem is the water continues to rise.
appear we're on the banks of a river. we're not. we're on the banks of a farmer's field. instead of seeing acre after acre of farmland, you look at mile after mile of water. there should be no water within sight of this place. it stretches all the way to the horizon here. as you point out the impact on the farming community here has been significant, not just on this farmer's field, but a million acres under water. $500 million in damage. that's just a best guesstimate on the part of the state agriculture industry. this is an industry that's about $16 billion in the state annually, so that's a large chunk of money and they aren't going to know the final tally for another month and a half because it will take that long for these fields to drain and then the farmers have to figure out what crop they can plant mid season. two farmers own this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they put this dike up. it was built in a day and a half using a backhoe. it's about 100 yards square. it surrounds their entire house. if that dike wasn't there, their house would be gone. their neighbor's houses are
two farmers own this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they put this dike up. it was built in a day and a half using a backhoe. it surrounds their entire house. if that dike wasn't there, their house would be gone. their neighbor's houses are already gone. they've been able to save their property by that earthen dam. the only problem is the water continues to rise. they're not certain it will hold back the level, depending how high it rises. how fast and how long it stays up. >> where are the flood waters expected to move next? >> reporter: that's a good question. the interesting thing about this disaster is that you can plot it by your calendar. there's no sudden storm that comes in the middle of the night with this one. this is one that you can mark it by the calendar. for instance, on the 16th it's going to be in greenville, mississippi. on the 18th, it's going to be in vicksburg, and then probably in new orleans between the dates of the 24th and the 26th of this
farming community has been significant. it's not just on this farmer's field, but a million acres under water, $500 million. that's just a best guesstimate on the part of the state agricultural industry. this is an industry about $16 billion in the state, so it's a large chunk of money and they really aren't going to know the final tally for another month and a half because it will take that long for these fields to drain and they have to figure out what crop to plant mid season. let me show you something else. two farmers lone this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they put this dike up. it was built in a day and a half using a backhoe. it surrounds their entire house. if that dike wasn't there, their house would be gone. their neighbor's houses are already gone. they've been able to save their property by that earthen dam. the only problem is the water continues to rise. they're not certain it will hold