Source: WRAL, 4/14/19

In the last year, North Carolina's weather has been detrimental to Phillips Farms in Cary. Normally, the strawberry business is open and booming this time of year, but right now, it is closed because of Hurricane Florence and the bad weather that came with it. Last year, hurricanes pounded North Carolina. Some folks like Michael Phillips are still feeling the impact. "The ground is not ideal. The planting conditions - the plants were late to get into the ground and the depth was hard to get the planting right because of the ground conditions. So, it's been a rough year," said Michael Phillips, owner of Phillips Farms.

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