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This North Carolina producer is weighing the few options he has left with Mother Nature taking a toll

July 05, 2024 12:19 PM

Most of North Carolina is now drought-ridden, leading to extremely poor growing conditions.

Agronomists fear that most of the state’s corn crop will be a total loss, with high temperatures, low humidity, and wind leading to evapotranspiration.

Farmers are left to make hard decisions.
The North Carolina Farm Bureau takes us along as they visit on farmer who is weighing the few options he has left.

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