SILVERHILL, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Local farmers are keeping a close eye on the track of Helene, especially peanut farmers since this is peak harvest time for the crop.
Baldwin County could get a decent amount of rain this week depending on Helene’s path.
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Jimmy Fidler, a local farmer in Silverhill, said his crops could use rain.
“Well actually, we could use some rain,” Fidler said. “I mean we need rain, about two inches a week.”
For over 30 years, Fidler Farms has been a hot spot for peanuts in Baldwin County.
“I mean they just get after these boiled peanuts now,” Fidler said. “I can’t believe it.”
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Thanks to the help of a secret ingredient up his sleeve, Fidler said that this year, the peanuts at his farm are better than ever.
The special ingredient is rain.
“The rain’s been just right. I mean we’ve had really really good rain,” Fidler said. “Last year, we had about 90 days that it didn’t rain, and last year was just terrible.”