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A western Massachusetts fruit and vegetable distributor said some of the farms it works with are seeing up to 50% less output.
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A wet summer and warmer temperatures can affect when trees decide to stop producing key nutrients that cause their leaves to change color.
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Temperatures in western Massachusetts are expected to hit the nineties later this week, but will cool off by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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Western Massachusetts residents grappled with the heat on Friday as temperatures hit the low 90s.
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The UMass Extension, which works with local farmers, has been assisting those affected by the floods.
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John Briggs , the director of the Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District, said in addition to the usual mosquitoes the area sees in the summer, others are immerging from areas where flooding has taken place.
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Damage to many roadways in Conway, Deerfield and Greenfield came during heavy rains on Friday. The weather event came on the heels of other significant storms earlier in July.
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Roads were heavily damaged in both North Adams and Clarksburg, with the latter experiencing a landslide.
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Jo Comerford, a state senator from Northampton, said officials knows of 75 farms, affecting about 2,000 acres, affected by the flooding. "We expect that to rise," she said.
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Farmers in western Massachusetts are calculating losses from this week's flooding. One farm that lost almost 50% of its crops is weighing the risks of planting the same fields in the future.