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Freeze damage to Michigan crops being evaluated
April 29, 2010, Paw Paw, Mich. – It was too soon Wednesday to determine how much of the area’s fruit crop was damaged when early-morning temperatures dipped below freezing, a local agriculture expert said.

Nova Scotia farmers fear frost impact
April 29, 2010, Centreville, N.S. – Nova Scotia fruit farmers have suffered potentially the worst crop damage in almost 25 years.

2009 a tough year for farmers
April 28, 2010, Berks County, Penn. – Like many Berks County farmers, Owen Maguire, field foreman at Rodale Institute Research Farm in Maxatawny Township, is looking forward to the 2010 growing season.

Freeze drives up produce prices
April 27, 2010, Tampa, Fla. – Vegetable growers struggled through one of the coldest Florida winters.

Early blossoms cause shivers in fruit growers
April 27, 2010, Johnstown, PA – Dan Boyer has plenty of bees pollinating the blossoms in the hundreds of apple trees in his Ridgetop Orchards. His concern is that those blossoms could be killed by a freeze or hard frost during the next five weeks.

Weather hits asparagus crop hard
April 27, 2010, Windsor, Ont. – Asparagus farmers in the major growing areas of Canada are riding a roller-coaster of uncertainty this spring as their crops are subjected to temperatures ranging from warm to freezing.

Potato contracts for Alberta not sprouting yet this season
April 26, 2010, Alberta – With seed set to go into the ground, local potato growers are still without contracts from southern Alberta processing plants.

B.C. apple growers on the brink of ruin
April 26, 2010, Kelowna, B.C. – In better economic times, Kelowna apple grower Kirpal Boparai would have a small nest egg of cash left over from last year’s crop to cover his labour, equipment, fertilizer and chemical costs for the coming year.

N.B. scientist to study potato blight in Peru
April 23, 2010, Fredericton, NB – A New Brunswick potato scientist will travel to Peru this month in an effort to help Canadian tubers fight blight.

Product of Canada label may change
April 22, 2010, Ottawa, Ont – If you’re a Canadian blueberry farmer who produces pies or jam, you probably can’t sell these items under the label “Product of Canada.”