Drought, rainy spring diminished Vermont apple crop
9/12/2025 4:23:58 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Orleans County, VT
Newport, VT
Washington County, VT
Cabot, VT
Windham County, VT
Brattleboro, VT
Start Date: 7/1/2025
- End Date: 9/12/2025
Rain in the spring in Vermont kept honey bees from pollinating apple and plum trees well, but drought was the biggest wild card, according to an apple grower in Newport. An apple grower in Cabot reported that his Gala crop was a bit withered due to drought.
NHPR (Concord, N.H.), Sep 12, 2025
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