Nightly News   |  August 30, 2011

Irene damage extends to farms, crops

Irene’s wrath caused extensive damage to farms in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>> one more note about damage. it extends to a lot of farms. irene killed, for example, 30,000 chickens in just the state of maryland . it has badly damaged the tobacco crop and the sizable blueberry crop in south jersey . the damage extends to the north along with flooding and wind damage. the farming country of upstate new york and vermont, hit hard, too early for an estimate of loss. and