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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.

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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