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Tobacco, corn crops in North Carolina impacted greatly by changes in climate: 'I'm like Don Quixote'
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NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — On Jackie Thompson’s farm on the Wake-Franklin County line, things have changed a lot over the years.
“Our area is being inundated by urbanization,” Thompson says.
But even as traffic and homes pop up around him, Jackie keeps his farming traditions alive.
“I tell people I’m like Don Quixote, he just kept charging the windmill,” he says.
But every Renaissance man has to pivot and adjust. His mainstay is his tobacco crop, with crews who still pick leaves by hand that will eventually go as far as Japan.
This year though, he decided to mix things up.
“This is something that for the first time in 20 to 30 years we decided we were going to try to plant some corn,” he says, “It was not a good decision because it was so dry and hot.”
The brutal heat has taken its toll on his cornfield. Thompson showed us some ears of corn with mold inside.
Too much rain can hurt you as much as not enough rain.
Just to keep it going, they’ve had to use water sources nearby to irrigate entire fields.
That can be an expensive and time-consuming process. Jackie estimates this summer alone, between the extra fuel and labor costs, he’s spent an extra $25,000.
And it’s not just heat that can create problems.
“Too much rain can hurt you as much as not enough rain,” he says.
Just in the past few weeks, a farm in Wilson County was devastated by the remnants of Hurricane Debby.
It’s like the erratic nature of how the climate is changing is a big deal.
Kent Burkey, Plant Physiologist
At an NC State facility in Clayton, scientists from the USDA are working to find solutions to keep our state’s agriculture industry thriving amid the chaos.
“I think one of the things that to keep in mind is the fact that these are extreme events that can happen very quickly. It’s like the erratic nature of how the climate is changing is a big deal,” says plant physiologist Kent Burkey.
They’re looking into new irrigation techniques, but they’re also investigating whether crops can be genetically modified to be more weather-resistant.
“From the point of view of a plant breeder, there’s so much genotypes, there’s so much germplasm out there that has never been tested. There’s probably all kinds of potential genes,” Burkey says.
Hoping science, and tradition can come together, so future crops can roll with the punches, just like Jackie does.
“I’m 73 years old right now, and I told people this summer I got 27 more years until I retire when I’m 100,” Thompson says.
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North Carolina Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life results for September 11, 2024
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The North Carolina Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Wednesday, September 11, 2024 results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from September 11 drawing
10-12-55-65-67, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 3
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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from September 11 drawing
12-19-37-43-48, Lucky Ball: 01
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from September 11 drawing
Day: 1-7-0, Fireball: 4
Evening: 5-4-1, Fireball: 6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from September 11 drawing
Day: 4-5-6-7, Fireball: 3
Evening: 1-9-5-6, Fireball: 9
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 5 numbers from September 11 drawing
08-12-22-24-31
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Winning Double Play numbers from September 11 drawing
02-05-36-38-40
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a prize claim form and deliver the form, along with your signed lottery ticket and government-issued photo ID and social security card to any of these locations:
- Asheville Regional Office & Claim Center: 16-G Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806, 877-625-6886 press #1. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center: 20A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, 877-625-6886 press #2. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Charlotte Regional Office & Claim Center: 5029-A West W. T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28269-1861, 877-625-6886 press #3. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- NC Lottery Headquarters: Raleigh Claim Center & Regional Office, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite 144, Raleigh, NC 27604, 877-625-6886 press #4. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
- Greenville Regional Office & Claim Center: 2790 Dickinson Avenue, Suite A, Greenville, NC 27834, 877-625-6886 press #5. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Wilmington Regional Office & Claim Center: 123 North Cardinal Drive Extension, Suite 140, Wilmington, NC 28405, 877-625-6886 press #6. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://nclottery.com/.
When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
- Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.
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North Carolina woman wins second six-figure lottery prize on $1 ticket in less than a year
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A lucky North Carolina woman won nearly $350,000 off a lottery ticket this week — her second six-figure prize in less than a year.
Cathy Noe scored a $346,088 jackpot off a $1 Cash 5 ticket she purchased from the C Co Mini Mart on US 70 in her hometown of Newport, about 90 miles north of Wilmington.
Her ticket matched all five numbers in the Aug. 29 drawing to win the jackpot — a 1 in 962,598 chase, according to lottery officials.
She claimed the prize at the North Carolina Lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Friday.
After federal and state taxes, she took home $247,456 in cash.
Noe had previously won a $100,000 jackpot.
On Tuesday night, a Mega Millions ticketholder won the jaw-dropping $800 million jackpot after purchasing a ticket at a gas station outside Houston, Texas. The winner has not come forward publicly.
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Home Prices Have Doubled in These North Carolina Cities Since the Pandemic
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