Drought, heat, lack of water reduced pumpkin production in Utah
10/27/2022 1:35:43 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Utah
Sanpete County, UT
Gunnison, UT
Start Date: 10/24/2022
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Utah pumpkin growers produced fewer pumpkins this year as drought and heat affected production. Water supplies were short for some, leading them to plant fewer acres for lack of water. One farmer near Gunnison, Utah, planted just 20 acres of pumpkins and left another 80 acres idle, due to limited water. No grains or alfalfa was grown this year either.
Some grocery stores were looking to purchase pumpkins from out of state to meet the demand for pumpkins.
KSL.com (Salt Lake City, Utah), Oct 24, 2022
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