Reduced crop yields in Delaware
10/17/2024 12:24:14 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Delaware
Kent County, DE
New Castle County, DE
Sussex County, DE
Start Date: 5/1/2024
- End Date: 10/17/2024
Below normal rainfall during the growing season reduced crop yields and in more extreme cases left no crop to harvest. Some corn was cut down without being harvested, according to the Delaware Farm Bureau executive director. Some soils were so dry that cover crops and small grains that are being planted cannot germinate for lack of moisture.
WDEL.com (Wilmington, Del.), Oct 17, 2024
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