Corn production limited in North Carolina's Sandhills
6/26/2022 3:20:57 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Cumberland County, NC
Robeson County, NC
Start Date: 6/21/2022
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Drought in North Carolina’s Sandhills is limiting corn production. One farmer with land in Cumberland and Robeson counties expects to lose 50% of his corn to drought. Corn leaves turned brown before they were fully grown. Temperatures have been hot in recent weeks, and little to no rain has fallen.
CBS17 (Raleigh, N.C.), June 21, 2022
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