Flooded fields take pastures out of production, affecting a livestock farmer's bottom line. Can producers guard their land against weather extremes? That's the big question behind a new research project from Dr. Marília Chiavegato, an agroecosystems management expert with a dual appointment in the Departments of Horticulture and Crop Science and Animal Science at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Chiavegato looks at the whole system for answers. Simple tweaks could bring that land back into production.