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AMHERST — With record-breaking rainfall totals throughout the summer, local farmers are working hard to cope with losses of crops, time and sales.The National Weather Service reported that total summer precipitation in the Amherst area was 18.38...

‘We’re trying to work around the mud’: Local farmers cope with near-record breaking rain in July "> Cabbage, broccoli and other vegetables in a field too wet to cultivate at Intervale Farm in Westhampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS "> Potato plants that were sitting in a puddle of water after the 15 inches of rain fell in July in a field at Intervale Farm in Westhampton. “Things were looking good and then it rained and rained,” explained co-owner Rick Tracy, “It hit a tipping point an...