During a visit to his feed corn fields on Sunday, seventh-generation farmer James Michael Byrd showed ABC11 the effects of the punishing sun on the crop.
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High heat threatens struggling crops in central North Carolina
If you think the summer heat's tough on your lawn, imagine having hundreds of scorched acres that you depend on for your livelihood. That's the challenge seventh-generation farmer James Michael Byrd, who grows tobacco, cotton, and corn in Bunn Level is facing.
