Source: Mandy Mitchell, WRAL, 1/4/19

 The Farm Service Agency Office in Harnett County sits dark as the federal government shutdown approaches two weeks. Farmers all over the country depend on the FSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for information, and they haven't been able to get that information as the new year starts. "We are on deadlines. We have dates that we are supposed to do things and (it's) pretty obvious, we can't do it when the office is closed," said Fuquay-Varina farmer Ricky Sears. "Not only do we need to give any wheat reports and stuff like that, but if there's any money involved that can't be gotten either."

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