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Puerto Rico struggles to recover after hurricane razed crops
October 19, 2022
YABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a month ago, decimating fields of plantains, bananas and other crops, the island’s agriculture minister said Tuesday. The U.S. territory’s fragile agricultural sector is barely starting to recover from the Category 1 storm, which hit the […]
Sweet return: German farmer gets both solar power and apples
September 03, 2022
GELSDORF, Germany (AP) — It’s picking season at Christian Nachtwey’s organic orchard in western Germany and laborers are loading their carts with ripe red Elstar apples, ready to be shipped to European supermarkets. But Nachtwey’s farm is also reaping a second harvest: Many of the apple trees grow beneath solar panels that have been producing […]