Crops in central Pennsylvania being irrigated to prevent yield loss
5/31/2023 5:42:47 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Columbia County, PA
Cumberland County, PA
Dauphin County, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Juniata County, PA
Lebanon County, PA
Mifflin County, PA
Montour County, PA
Northumberland County, PA
Perry County, PA
Schuylkill County, PA
Snyder County, PA
Union County, PA
York County, PA
Mount Wolf, PA
Start Date: 5/31/2023
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Crops in central Pennsylvania were stressed and may be losing yield, due to below normal precipitation. An orchard in Mount Wolf was irrigating its cherry trees, a measure that usually isn’t needed until later in the summer.
FOX 43 (York, Pa.), May 31, 2023
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