WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD-TV) — Producers are dealing with lingering wet conditions after Hurricane Isaias passed through the Gulf region this month
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says officials are closely watching cotton fields for signs of damage.
“Isaias moved generally between major crop production areas in the Mississippi Delta, where we had almost no impact from the hurricane, and then some of the big production areas in the Southern Atlantic states. We continue to monitor open boll cotton, which did have some wind and rain, especially across western Florida, southwestern Georgia, and southern Alabama, for any signs of damage related to those higher winds and the heavy rainfall.”
Rippey says other crops, including pecans, soybeans and peanuts, appear to have escaped without many issues, with no long-term impacts expected in those sectors.
