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MONTPELIER -- An unexpected frost descended on Vermont last week, potentially decimating thousands of acres of crops and plunging the agricultural community into uncertainty. As farmers survey the frostbitten fields, the economic implications of this weather anomaly are beginning to emerge. On the night of May 17, the thermometer's needle plunged below the freezing point,
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Farmers around the region are accessing damage from last week’s hard frost. The temperatures in the 20s last Thursday hit at exactly the time to decimate many budding fruit and berry crops.
A late-season freeze is feared to have widely damaged spring crops across Vermont last week, dealing a major blow to the state's fruit growers. "Time...
Shelburne Vineyard said the frost killed at least half of this year's crop
Officials say the low temperatures could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation, and are urging farmers and backyard gardeners to take precautions.