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Torrential rains swept away months of crops, left behind big expenses

Two hundred Vermont farmers have reported more than 9,400 acres in crop damage already.

When devastating rains swept through the Northeast, farmers in the region were dealt a devastating blow at the worst possible time. Plants were too early to harvest, but are now

When devastating rains swept through the Northeast, farmers in the region were dealt a devastating blow at the worst possible time. Plants were too early to harvest, but are now

Some of the hardest hit farms were located along rivers in Vermont where farmers who’d spent months nurturing tomato, watermelon and other plants saw their efforts wiped out in a matter of hours

Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes -- eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest.

Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes -- eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest.

Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes - eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse int...

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Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest. Within a few hours last week, those hopes were washed away when flood waters inundated […]