Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 3/15/17

Strawberry farmers in North and South Carolina are working practically around the clock to make sure this year’s crop isn’t destroyed by the late winter blast of cold air. Don Nicholson, regional agronomist with the NC Department of Agriculture, says the next 24 hours is critical for the crop, and farmers are spraying to protect the early berries, but some risk running out of water…

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