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A bumper corn crop?
Local farmers say more rain is needed
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Al Clark of Clark & Sons Organics near Portal has about 50 acres of certified organic field corn planted this year.
Bulloch County corn is looking like a bumper crop, if weather cooperates, said Bulloch County Agent Pat Todd. Following a wet spring, corn crops were looking great until last week, when blistering temperatures began sapping soil moisture and twisting the corn plant’s leaves. Todd and area farmers were beginning to be concerned, but Tuesday’s blustering thunderstorms that swept across the county eased the worry just a little.However, more rain is needed if the crops are to thrive, Todd said.
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