2012's Unusual Weather Devastates Apple Crop at Merrill Orchard
As next year's buds start to peak out behind the leaves, that's about all Dave Pagoria has to look forward to. "Normally, I have five guys helping me out picking apples," Pagoria said. "And this year, they're going to be able to go fishing."
Unseasonably warm days this past winter got the trees growing earlier than usual at Helene's Hilltop Orchard in Merrill. Then, cool nights in late spring brought frost, killing the blossoms.
"We probably lost 99.9 percent of our crop," Pagoria said, who owns the orchard with his wife.
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