Fourteen months after Dave Martens chicken barns on Abbotsford s Sumas Prairie were flooded, the repairs are almost complete and he finally has birds again. Now, he s trying to keep it that way.
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Farmers struggle to save crops and animals in scorching weather
Author of the article: Glenda Luymes
Publishing date: Jul 02, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • Alf Krause of Krause Berry Farms in Langley shows the impact that hot weather has had on his raspberries. Fellow berry farmer Jesse Brar in Abbotsford says the heat has scalded some of his ripening raspberries, turning them white, while others seemed to melt onto the vines. Photo by Jason Payne /PNG
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An unprecedented heat wave created challenges for B.C. farmers this week, as chicken farmers desperately tried to cool barns to prevent birds from dying, dairy cows gave less milk and raspberry growers watched their crops wither on the vine.