How July’s rainfall significantly impacted local farming and shellfishing You reach a point where there’s just too much, and we hit that point in the beginning of July. A man takes cover under an umbrella as a heavy rain falls in Downtown Crossing. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
This month’s heavy rainfall has seriously impacted farming on land and off the coast.
Traditional farming and shellfishing were each affected by the increased precipitation in July. The rain pushed back and even ruined some plantings at Tangerini’s Farm in Millis, and consistent heavy rain has caused clam flat closures in high-yield areas.
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The state s fishing industry took a hit during the pandemic.
A second round of federal CARES Act funding is now available to the state’s fishing industry. The $23 million is meant to partially offset losses caused by the pandemic.
Dan Orchard, vice president of the nonprofit Fishing Partnership, said the industry is still bouncing back from a major setback in 2020.
“Last March there were fishermen who were out catching fish and harvesting seafood. By the time they came back to the dock it might have been during the governor s orders where restaurants were closed all of a sudden their market dried up,” said Orchard. “So they came in with product and found that they didn t have a market to sell to.”