Farmers across Alabama are assessing the damage from the remnants of Hurricane Irma, which brought tropical winds and rain to Alabama Monday.

The Alabama Farmer's Federation stated in a news release that the storm came in the midst of the corn harvest. However, some farmers worked longer hours over the weekend to clear out fields before the storm arrived, said Carla Hornady, director of AFF's cotton, soybeans, wheat & feed grain division.

While farmers in South Alabama dealt with about 3.5 inches of rain, farmers in northeast Alabama had wind gusts of up to 50 m.p.h. That could have an effect on cotton crops, especially with lint quality and making defoliant applications more difficult.

Who could benefit? The AFF says peanut farmers may. The Alabama Peanut Producer Association's Caleb Bristow said the storm may help them more than it hurts.

"Peanuts planted later will benefit from the rain, and farmers preparing for harvest will have plenty of moisture to disc up the peanuts," he said.