Agriculture

Every year in the early weeks of fall, Aroostook County potato farmers race to dig up their fields before the first frosts hit. Since at least the 1940s, students get a break from school to help out during the busy season.

Some apple orchards across the state are reporting an unusually light apple crop this fall. Others say their late varieties are faring well.

Climate change is driving more challenging conditions for farmers. Growers throughout New Hampshire have been working to prepare for droughts, along with other extreme weather, for years.

Neonicotinoid insecticides will soon be banned from being used on Connecticut lawns and golf courses.

Vermont saw a wetter and cooler than average spring this year. That had some local businesses bemoaning the weather, but was good news for strawberry growers.

Nearly 20,000 Granite Staters are in 4-H, a program they say teaches them to manage their time and money and provides them a chance to tackle challenges on their own.

The storms this past month worried farmers who still remember the losses of 2023 caused by intense flooding and rainfall. While this season is looking up in comparison, farmers still face challenges to plant and harvest crops.

Environmental stressors in 2023 like flooding and air pollution have negatively impacted this year's strawberry crop in Connecticut.

Some farms are facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost income.

Maine farmers, food banks and rural economies could be harmed by a 20-30% cut to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP under a bill being considered by Congress.