Source: SAMPSON INDEPENDENT, 10/23/19


With much of the area receiving little to no rainfall since Hurricane Dorian brushed us in early September, many farmers have delayed planting their winter cover crops to prevent poor germination due to drought conditions. Now that we are beginning to see rainfall more prevalent in the forecast for our area, growers will be planting their cover crops as quick as they remove the last remaining summer crops out of their fields. Winter cover crops have been planted for many years in rotation with summer crops grown in Sampson County,

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