So far, so good for Franklin County crops

By: 
Nick Pedley

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For many farmers throughout Franklin County, the 2014 planting season was a night and day difference compared to 2013.

     But then again, that’s not saying much.

     “A lot of people that come into the office here will say, ‘Oh, this so much better than last year!’ ” said Steve Abbas, county executive director of the Farm Service Agency. “Things were pretty bad then.”

     Relentless precipitation and wet field conditions made the 2013 planting season one of the longest and most unpredictable on record. Some farmers couldn’t get their crops in until mid-June, while others simply didn’t plant them at all – around 17,000 acres of Franklin County fields went into prevented planting last year, according to Abbas.

Read the full article in the June 18 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

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