Distressed farmers sound the alarm as they face 'whiplash' growing conditions: 'Everything came in weeks later than normal'

Distressed farmers sound the alarm as they face 'whiplash' growing conditions: 'Everything came in weeks later than normal'

Farmers in New Hampshire are facing "weather whiplash," a shift from one weather extreme to the next, which is affecting their fields and livelihoods, according to Concord Monitor. What's happening? Organic farmer Abigail Clarke of Winter Street Farm in Claremont, New Hampshire, described how an abnormally wet spring, followed by an overly dry summer, created nightmare conditions for her crops in 2024. "We lost half of our carrots because they r…