Following a devastating spring freeze, Maryland farmers are now eligible for federal emergency loans and credit extensions to cope with significant crop losses and ongoing maintenance costs.
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As dry conditions persist across Delaware, farmers say the lack of rainfall is beginning to affect crops, pastures and livestock feed supplies across the region.
An internal survey by the Maryland Farm Bureau found that a late-season frost on April 20 devastated Maryland’s specialty crop industry. The entire Maryland Congressional Delegation is supporting farmers in calling for the Trump Administration to supply relief.
Summer-like temperatures in the middle of spring are putting added strain on local farms across the Delmarva region, as prolonged heat and dry conditions begin to impact both livestock and crop production.
Farmers in Sussex County are in the midst of soybean harvest season, but this year, their crops may not travel as far as they once did.
Magee Farms of Selbyville will plant fresh strawberries this year after an industry wide plant disease stopped strawberry sales last year.
The fall season is underway, although the weather doesn't feel like it yet. Pumpkins and mums are getting put on display. Parson's farm in Dagsboro is replacing the summer crops with fall ones, as fall gets into full gear.
Spotted lanternflies turning up on Delaware Beaches and Ocean City.
Bennett Orchards uses wind power to keep peaches blooming.
Delmarva has officially gone 34 days without measurable rain, matching the longest dry period the peninsula has seen since 1945, according to CoastTV meteorologists. The last 34-day dry spell occurred from Oct. 17 to Nov. 19, 2001.