US: Extreme heat affects local crops
US: Extreme heat affects local crops
Jul 8, 2012
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(NJ) - While most people in South Jersey have spent the past ten days avoiding the oppressive heat, one part of the population — the part that gives the state its nickname — has been busy making sure the high temperatures don’t affect their crops.
Summer in the Garden State is known for blueberries, corn, tomatoes, peaches and an abundance of other fresh produce. But the weather is always a concern.
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