Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 8/14/17

After a sketchy start to the 2017 growing season, most crops are doing really well as we near the finish line, with just the right mix of rain and sun.  Don Nicholson, NC Department of Ag regional agronomist says there’s machinery in a lot of fields in his area, especially tobacco:“We got dry and everybody kind of took a breath, unless they were under irrigation, gave it a few days, finally got a little rain across most of the area,"

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