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Top Story for Friday, September 3, 2010

Georgia crops

Georgia's pecan and tobacco crop are surprisingly good this year. But Georgia's hotter-than-normal summer has hurt crops like peanuts and cotton as harvest time nears.
Brad Haire/UGA CAES

Georgia heat takes toll on peanuts, cotton.

By Brad Haire
University of Georgia

Georgia’s tobacco and pecan crop are on pace for a surprisingly good year. Not surprisingly, though, above-normal temperatures have smothered the state and taken a toll on some row crops, like peanut and cotton.

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