Cranberry growers are closely watching the weather

While many farmers wait for warmer weather to plant annual crops, there’s a perennial crop that has growers up late monitoring the weather. 

Tom Lochner with the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association tells Brownfield the cranberry vines started coming out of dormancy during the unusually warm 80-degree weather two weeks ago, so growers are watching for overnight frost now. “Usually at night, you’ll find growers out, especially this time of year and this week, watching frosts.

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