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Citrus Groves, Plant Nurseries Near New Orleans Pummeled by Zeta

Hurricane Zeta hit Louisiana’s citrus growers right at harvest time, and hit them hard. “We have some growers with up to 75% of their citrus laying on the ground,” LSU AgCenter horticulture agent Joe Willis said in a news release. …

Too Much Rain Hampers Mississippi Farmers

Northeast Mississippi farmers have had to replant some of their corn and soybeans more than once because of spring downpours. It’s the third year in a row that farmers have had to fight excess water, Charlie Stokes, the area’s agronomy …

Heavy Rains Cause Major Floods, Mudslides in China: AIR Worldwide

AIR Worldwide reports that “days of heavy rain across the mountainous Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of southwestern China have caused widespread flooding and triggered landslides. Official reports state that 99 centimeters (39 inches) of rain fell in the city of …