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Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers

Quick ReadTropical Storm Ida further slows already late harvest season for Southern farmers

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season.

"Tack this to the weather we've already had and it's adding insult to injury. This season has been topsy turvey," said Andy Wendland, who grows cotton, corn, soybeans,...

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