Depleting The Stalks
Long, Hot Summer An Ominous Prospect For Local Corn Farmers
Posted: July 20, 2012
Page County farmer Jerry Burner surveys his suffering corn crop on Wednesday along U.S. 340 near Stanley. “We just haven’t gotten any rain,” he said, which means he has to use fodder intended for the winter just to feed his cattle. (Photos by Justin Falls / DN-R)
Page County farmer Jerry Burner thinks there’s a case to be made for a drought declaration. “If there’s any year it should be,” he says, “it’s this year.”
HARRISONBURG — Ask Jerry Burner if he grows corn on his farm, and you might get a confusing response.
“I’m not sure I’m a corn grower,” he said Tuesday with a sigh.
But he quickly...
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