Georgia farmers are dealing with a 40% chance of the weather being hotter and wetter than normal

This year’s crops are well underway, but the weather has already thrown some curveballs. Georgia farmers are being faced with a 40 percent chance of hotter and wetter conditions.

The Farm Monitor takes us to the fields to see how growers are handling it.

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