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Area farmers keep producing amid pandemic across Mecklenburg districts
North Mecklenburg and surrounding counties report farming largely continuing despite COVID-19. Henry Cook of a 300 acre family farm notes not changing crop timing while Keith Westmoreland faces grain shortages due to local restrictions. Officials urge social distancing at markets as agriculture remains essential with farm aid totaling about 23 billion dollars.
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Keith Westmoreland
Huntersville
Henry Cook
North Mecklenburg
Union
Iredell
Rowan
Charlotte Observer
Cook
Westmoreland
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Nelson McCaskill
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service
the Observer
N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
N.C. Agriculture
Steve Troxler
CDC
Public Health
Kings Drive
Observer
Norman Simpson
Mike Walden
N.C. State University
Statesville
Jersey
Qatar
David Stamey
Iredell County
United States