Specialty Farmers Adapt Harvests, Protect Crops in Face of Extreme Heat

Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat

BROOKSVILLE, Ky. — Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm.

Specialty farmers shift harvests to beat extreme heat

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As temperatures soar across central Kentucky, specialty crop farmers are fundamentally changing how and when they work their land, shifting harvests to cooler hours and implementing protective measures to save their crops from heat stress. Annie Woods, who operates a 50-acre farm in the region, has begun harvesting squash and zucchini in the evening hours as the sun sets, according to reporting from WUKY 91.3 FM. The shift repre…