Crops stressed by drought in Pitt County, North Carolina
7/18/2019 5:07:31 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Pitt County, NC
Start Date: 7/16/2019
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Heat and drought have caused Pitt County crops to be drought stressed, according to a county field crops extension agent, Carrie Ortel. Corn leaves were curling. Crop yields may be reduced and quality may suffer, too.
WNCT-TV Channel 9 (Greenville, N.C.), July 16, 2019
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