Rain, floods and the impact on farming
CORDESVILLE, S.C. - We've had a lot of rain recently along the coast, and it's really soaking the Lowcountry.
Our question is, how is this rain impacting agriculture? On Tuesday, we spoke with one local farmer at the Wabi Sabi Farms in Cordesville about this rain and his business.
While the rain is having some impact, Jimmy Livingston says it's not a major problem for their farming operation.
Jimmy Livingston: Owner, Wabi Sabi Farm - "We grow vegetables and strawberries. We open in the spring time and we sell vegetables all the way through the fall and to the spring."
If you eat vegetables at restaurants in Downtown Charleston, you may have had some Wabi Sabi Farm food. Fortunately the rains have not had a major impact here. Livingston says "overall we're OK right now".
But, he's more concerned with farmers who have other crops in their fields.
"Trying to grow soybeans right now, and the corn, it'll rot on the stock if you're not careful, if it just keeps raining", says Livingston.
As long as they get a dry spell and everything gets dried up, Wabi Sabi Farm plans to plant their next crop in early September.
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