Among those suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew are farmers in the Carolinas. Heavy rains and flooding are impacting many crops, including peanuts.
October is usually a prime time for the peanut harvest, but many of the nuts are now either underwater or waterlogged.
Here & Now鈥榮 Robin Young speaks with Jerry Hamill, owner of LATROS Farms in Enfield, North Carolina, about his hopes to salvage at least part of his crops this year. We鈥檒l also hear the latest on how the state is dealing with the flooding from 深夜福利鈥檚 Will Michaels.
Here鈥檚 a link to North Carolina鈥檚 , and to South Carolina鈥檚 .
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, daily news producer for 深夜福利 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He tweets .
Jerry Hamill, owner of LATROS Farms in Enfield, North Carolina.
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