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Changing Weather Sparks Fear for Fruit Farmers
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 6, 2017

Chiles in Crozet has been growing peaches, apples and other fruits for more than 100 years. Today, erratic weather is prompting fears for this year’s crop.
Virginians have enjoyed an unusually warm winter, with temperatures rising into the 70’s and 80’s in some places, but for the state’s fruit farmers it’s been a nightmare – raising fears of crop damage in the weeks to come. Sandy Hausman has that story.