Just a sprinkling of rain now could do Evans County farmers more harm than good. It's showers they need, says their county agent. Farmers around Claxton are resorting to "dusting in" cotton and peanut seed, planting shallower than usual so that less rain will be needed for germination, explained Mike Dollar, Evans County coordinator for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension.
Farmers need more than mercy drops as crops wither
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