Heat, lack of rain taking toll on Va. crops
It's so bad in Accomack County that some cornfields might not even be harvested, said county extension agent Jim Belote.
"The extreme temperatures are just devastating," Belote said in a telephone interview. "It's just like cooking the corn."
Accomack County is the state's leading corn producer. Belote estimated that Accomack farmers planted 28,000 acres of corn this year. Harvest could begin as early as the end of August, he said.
"It will be early, and it won't take very long to do it," he said.
I have a friend who is going to lose his entire crop. Nearly 200 acres. I only lost 500 row feet, but I am at least able to put in a second planting, he can't. last week he was hoping for 40%, last night he told me he doesn't even think it's going to be worth the effort to harvest.
farming has always been a hard life, entirely dependent on the weather. sorry to hear it.
God bless him.
We’re having the same problems here in TN. We’re in an extreme drought situation and have been for months. No rain in sight either.