Drought harming crops in South Carolina
9/19/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aiken County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Orangeburg County, SC
Start Date: 9/18/2019
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Many South Carolina farmers were concerned that drought would ruin their crops. In Aiken and Orangeburg counties, corn, cotton and peanut production looked to be halved. In Laurens County, pastures were gone, and producers had been feeding hay for more than a month.
Valdosta Daily Times (Ga.), Sept. 18, 2019
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South Carolina farmers say crops in danger as drought grows - Valdosta Daily Times (GA).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/state_news/south-carolina-farmers-say-crops-in-danger-as-drought-grows/article_32f37121-5e6a-553e-a632-b0349d7aaea9.html.
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Greenville Online
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South Carolina farmers say crops in danger as drought grows - Greenville Online (SC).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/09/18/south-carolina-farmers-say-crops-danger-drought-grows/2369859001/.
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Anderson Independent-Mail
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South Carolina farmers say crops in danger as drought grows - Anderson Independent-Mail (SC).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/2019/09/18/south-carolina-farmers-say-crops-danger-drought-grows/2369859001/.
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Aiken Standard
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South Carolina farmers say crops in danger as drought grows - Aiken Standard (SC).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
https://www.aikenstandard.com/ap/south-carolina-farmers-say-crops-in-danger-as-drought-grows/article_29bb7f41-b165-5a50-8454-e93bcdd98710.html.
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Valdosta Daily Times
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Farmers say crops in danger as drought advances in SC - Valdosta Daily Times (GA).
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/state_news/farmers-say-crops-in-danger-as-drought-advances-in-sc/article_32f37121-5e6a-553e-a632-b0349d7aaea9.html.
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Crops impacted after parts of SC face severe drought - WIS-TV Columbia Channel 10 (SC).
Monday, September 23, 2019
http://www.wistv.com/2019/09/24/crops-impacted-after-parts-sc-face-severe-drought/.
