Rain Impacts Alabama’s Crops
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The recent wet weather may have turned the landscape green but the abundance of rainfall is a blessing and a curse for the state’s agriculture business.
At the state farmer’s market on Federal Drive in Montgomery, the fruits and vegetables are already lining the isles. For now, peaches and berries are plentiful with farms in the southern part of the state currently harvesting their crops including beans and squash.
Officials at the state farmer’s market say too much rain can actually hurt the harvesting of the state’s peach crop. Farmers need and extended dry period to go to harvest.
Many of Alabama’s big agricultural products like corn, watermelons and peanuts are still several weeks away from being ready. However, by then the problem could be not enough rain as opposed to too much.
But for now, despite the rain many produce stands and farmer’s markets around the state are seeing a steady stream of customers looking to take home some from fruits and vegetables.
