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Volatile weather fueled by climate change has ruined nearly 3,000 acres of crops in Massachusetts, affecting more than 100 farms and costing about $15 million. And it has left farmers asking how to keep farming in a rapidly changing climate.
The declaration comes after Gov. Greg Gianforte asked the federal agency to assign the designation due to drought conditions in Northwest Montana.
Northwest Montana agricultural producers are adapting this summer as they deal with the most extreme drought that the region has experienced in more than 20 years.
Massachusetts farmers, waiting for some tangible sign of government response to their rain-inundated plight, finally received state and federal commitments of varying degrees earlier this week.
Massachusetts farmers, waiting for some tangible sign of government response to their rain-inundated plight, finally received state and federal commitments of varying degrees earlier this week.