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Dryness kept seeds from germinating for urban Kansas City farm
10/20/2022 1:09:34 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Jackson County, MO
Kansas City, MO

Start Date: 10/14/2022 -  
Most of the crops planted on an urban Kansas City farm at the end of summer have not yet sprouted, costing the farm an estimated thousands of dollars, on top of the cost of crops lost during the summer. Some crops were planted three times. Those that germinated died from heat and drought. Other urban farmers had similar experiences and irrigated, leading to large water bills. Grasshoppers and other pests were more problematic than usual this year. Fall production losses may lead the farm to close early at the end of October rather than selling through Thanksgiving. KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City (Mo.), Oct 14, 2022
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