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Unruly Sources By Maggie Cassidy Valley News Web Editor Friday, October 4, 2013 Staff Photographer Jennifer Hauck and I stopped to see the goats while on assignment at Wellwood Orchards in Springfield, Vt., today. We were reporting on this year’s apple season, which owner Roy Mark said has been great — particularly in comparison to last year, when everybody “got froze out” by frosts after unusually warm temperatures early on. Steve Justis, executive director of the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association, said that lines up with what he’s heard from other growers this season throughout the region. “Certainly compared to the last two years, most farmers are very optimistic about their crops for this season,” he said by phone this afternoon. “Of course, we’re never going to be satisfied until the last apple is in storage or has been sold, but we did have in 2011 and 2012 some pretty serious hail damage and also a lot of losses because of spring frost, and this year we have really a good crop.” The goats declined comment but were nevertheless interested in the flavor of my jacket. Read more in an upcoming edition of the Valley News.
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