Weather damages Pearl River County blueberry crop

Weather damages Pearl River County blueberry crop

A combination of frost, drought and heavy rainfall has damaged blueberry crops in Pearl River County, leaving some farmers with one of their worst harvest seasons in years.  Jeff Brown, co-owner of J and D Blueberry Farms, said weather conditions throughout the spring significantly reduced both the quality and quantity of this year’s crop.  “We had about two or three weeks of (rain) after the cold weather. We didn’t get a normal amount of rainfa…