With temperatures expected to fall below freezing all across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, many farmers are preparing their crops for the cold weather.
Fruit farmers fear freeze
There is a freeze warning overnight for parts of our area. That s bad news for fruit farmers who could lose their whole crop for the year. Author: Nikki Krize Updated: 4:04 PM EDT April 21, 2021
LEWISBURG, Pa. It was a chilly day Wednesday at the Lewisburg Farmers Market. Despite 70-degree weather earlier this week, parts of our area are now under a freeze warning. Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight. That s one of the worst things a fruit farmer could hear in late April. The ideal weather is definitely not what we re going to be experiencing tonight, that s for sure, Michael Stahl of Dries Orchard said.