Recent torrential rains have put southeast Georgia’s peanut crop in jeopardy, especially in Bulloch County. Necessary rain, a tremendous blessing to farmers in the past, has become a potential curse this year. Fields, soaked with standing water for several weeks, have threatened peanut production.
Peanuts weather the storm
Heavy rains endanger local crops, but farmers optimistic about yield
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