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Hot, dry weather brings ‘crispy’ fields and low yields to Southwest Va. farmers
Lee County farmer William Edwards was about 30 days late getting his corn planted this year because it wouldn’t stop raining. And the day he finally got it in the ground, he was suddenly hit by 3 additional inches of precipitation, which left his field …