LEESBURG — U.S. Sen. the Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., visited a Lee County pecan farm Friday to hear from two local farmers about challenges facing the pecan industry and suggestions for the new Farm Bill.
The senator walked with the two Georgia pecan growers on a 65.5-acre farm that sustained loss from summer storms.
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