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Fred's rain ruins hundreds of acres of crops, further damages apples

N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler (left) listens as Kirby Johnson talks about crop damage caused by flooding.

By Bill Moss, Published: August 20, 2021

MILLS RIVER — Bradley Johnston, Dave Shaffer, Jason Davis and Kirby Johnson sat around a picnic table outside Johnston’s barn, under the gaze of a few of Johnston’s Jersey cows, and talked about the growing season — in the past tense.

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