for months. >> i was in tears looking at all this. >> reporter: leaving isn't an option for him. the 25-year-old has committed to 4,000 acres of farmland. that equals to about 6 square miles. the wettest 12 months on record between march 2018 and april have caused the mississippi river to sit above need stage for months, forcing waterways to spill over onto a million aches of land in the mississippi delta -- acre9. with to pumps to control the water, the mississippi farm bureau says it's become a chronic issue here where 41% of the nation's water passes through. >> we've basically turned mississippi into a flood control structure for the rest of the united states. >> reporter: for many, the time has come and gone to plant crops like corn and soybeans, but the costs still linger. >> john deere still wants to get paid for the tractor that i never got to pull out for the year. and i have to figure out a way to come up with all that. >> reporter: it's been a struggle all across the country.