As you can imagine, there have been many stories in the news about the impacts of Hurricane Florence’s winds, storm surge and rainfall on agriculture. Here are some of the ones I have found interesting. Tough to be a farmer under such extreme conditions! Much more to come as flood levels continue to rise. It will be a while before the full extent of the damage is known.

Myrecipes.com: Hurricane Florence is Threatening America’s Thanksgiving Turkeys

Pork Business: How North Carolina Farmers Prepared for Hurricane Florence

AgFax: Hurricane Florence Hit at the Worst Possible Time–Pre-Harvest

Southeast Farm Press: Social media reports show Florence’s impact on Carolina farms

Bloomberg: 1.7 Million Chickens Drown as NC Rivers Swollen by Florence

Bloomberg: Pig Excrement Spills Into North Carolina

Vegetable and Specialty Crop News: Hurricane Florence Damage Protocols

Source: AgWeb