(Tobacco Farmer Newsletter) No significant issues resulted from Hurricane Isaias in South Carolina. "We had a one inch rain last night in Florence which is not as much as was predicted," says Matthew Inman, S.C. Extension specialist. Most S.C. farmers had harvested their crops at least once by the time the hurricane arrived. "We will be light on our lugs," he says. "Many are not being harvested." The big issue now is poor root systems, thanks to heat in June. "The plants have struggled to handle the heat."
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