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Drought, Pests & A Pandemic: A Summer Agriculture Update
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:13:08
Publish Date: 2020-07-02 10:13:38
Description: UVM agronomist Heather Darby says the growing season in Vermont started off cold and dry. Now it's hot and dry, with drought conditions affecting everything from haying to vegetable crops. Farmers also face pests like leafhoppers and their notorious "hopper burn" on crops - all of that on top of an uncertain economy brought on by a global pandemic. We check in for a summer agriculture update.
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