Posted by KEH on October 10, 2015 at 10:06:39 from (67.231.175.190):
Farmers in the low country, that is, the eastern part of the state nearer the ocean, are saying they are having big crop losses due the recent heavy rain and flooded fields. Peanuts in the wet ground will develop mold and be unfit for human or animal feed. Soybeans and cotton are being damaged. A lot of income comes from poultry and forestry and those areas haven't been hurt. Cow-calf operators are enjoying the high prices, which have declined somewhat(I'm planning to watch a sale Monday and can report on it then) and some cattlemen were having some concerns about dry pastures, but nothing serious, grass is growing after the rains and all hay has not been cut yet.
Earlier in the summer dry weather wiped out some corn crops. One BTO said he got $125 an acre from crop insurance. You corn growers on here know how far that went. My corn growing was limited to garden corn. Planted that around April 1st when it was wet. Turned dry in June. Conditions about the same for large operators in the low country, except they would have planted 2-3 weeks earlier. I watered the garden from the hose, some low country farmers have center pivot equipment, some don't.
On I 95 closures: 13 miles still closed. Some bridges over small streams damaged and they are having to repair them 24-seven. I 95 is a major North-South route.
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