Freeze causes $1.9 million in Triad crop losses
Below-freezing temperatures in the state last weekend caused more than $1.9 million in crop losses in the Triad, according to preliminary estimates from the state's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Statewide, crop losses from the cold weather nearly reached $112 million, according to flash reports from U.S. Farm Service Agency offices across the state. Nursery crops were hardest hit, experiencing about $58 million in losses, while fruits and vegetables sustained an estimated $26.5 million worth of damage. Other impacted crops included corn, wheat, barley and Irish potatoes.
Of the Triad's 12 counties, only one - Stokes - had not reported any damage as of this afternoon.
Check out the county loss estimates after the jump ...
* Alamance: Damage to 1,815 acres; $52,550 in losses.
* Caswell: Damage to 9 acres; $9,900 in losses.
* Davidson: Damage to 127 acres; $152,400 in losses.
* Davie: Damage to 56 acres; $61,600 in losses.
* Forsyth: Damage to 72 acres; $10,651 in losses.
* Guilford: Damage to 6,917 acres; $79,268 in losses.
* Montgomery: Damage to 410 acres; $658,113 in losses.
* Randolph: Damage to 3,892 acres; $48,948 in losses.
* Rockingham: Damage to 100 acres; $150,000 in losses.
* Surry: Damage to 1,330 acres; $186,073 in losses.
* Yadkin: Damage to 13,032 acres; $523,860 in losses.
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