Fruit farmers face drastic losses as unfavorable weather conditions wreak havoc: 'It's tough'

Fruit farmers face drastic losses as unfavorable weather conditions wreak havoc: 'It's tough'

Blueberry growers across Franklin County, Massachusetts, are harvesting smaller crops, with some yields being cut almost in half, reported the Greenfield Recorder. What's happening? Farms throughout the region are struggling with extreme weather that's devastated their harvests. One operation produced only half its typical harvest after scorching dry conditions, while a neighboring farm lost two-fifths of its fruit to heavy spring rainfall. The …