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Heat wave damages some Whatcom County berry crops
Some farmers in Whatcom County said they ve lost 20% to 80% of their crops just before the summer harvest. The heat could impact next year s harvests as well. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 6:39 PM PDT July 6, 2021
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. Raspberry and blueberry farmers in Whatcom County are dealing with widespread losses after last week s heat wave and the damage could impact future crops as well.
As family farmers for more than 30 years, the Brar family have known droughts, floods and freezes. It s always something every year but we didn t think we d get hit with heat or something like this ever, said Jiwan Brar, who operates Kissan Berry Farm with his father and brother.
wildfires in the west exploded overnight forcing evacuations and turning deadly. two arizona firefighters were killed saturday when their plane crashed while serving flame, in oregon the bootleg fire is now the biggest wildfire in the country and california s beckworth complex fire has doubled in size daily for the past three days. extreme heat and drought are daily for the past three days. extreme heat and dro fueling the flames. more than 30 million people are under excessive heat warnings and advisories with several cities hitting record triplenins cities hitting rec digit temperatures.gi washington and oregon set new emergency orders mandating access to shade, water and drinks for anyone working breaks for anyone working outdoors after an oregon farm worker died. also distressing farmers, the heat torching their crops. we ll be down on the farm 20%, and production across-the- board. jiwan brar and paul sangha are fighting against the heat to save their harvest. their berries