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Northeast floods devastate farmers, washing away months of work and crops

  • Farmer Micah Barritt in Vermont lost $250,000 worth of crops.
  • The flooding occurred during the critical growing season, damaging many farms.
  • Climate change is contributing to more frequent extreme rainfall.
  • Organic farms at Vermont's Intervale Center experienced significant losses.
  • Farms across the Northeast, including in Massachusetts and Connecticut, suffered crop and property damage.
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