CHILTON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — The mid-March cold snap after unseasonably warm weather has had a substantial impact on Chilton County’s early peaches, according to Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate.
It will be a couple of weeks before his office has any official numbers. CBS 42 met with Scott Penton of Penton Farms in Chilton County on Tuesday evening. Penton is one of the largest peach farmers in Alabama.
He shared how last month’s freeze impacted his operation and what he believes the impact will be on consumers as the early peach season gets underway…