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For South Carolina Farmers, 2015 Was Tough

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  2015 was a disastrous year for SC farmers.  The summer drought followed by Octobers record rainfall caused catastrophic crop losses across the state. Russ McKinney reports.

Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.