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Orchards appear to have survived overnight dip below freezing
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[Syracuse.com] - Mark Fleckenstein of the Beak & Skiff Apple Farm in LaFayette said temperatures generally bottomed out at 27 degrees this morning in the orchards. That's above the danger zone for the trees that began budding early due to the unusually warm weather in
Syracuse-area apple growers keep eye on freeze warning
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[Syracuse.com] - The odds were whether they'd be used, partner Mark Fleckenstein said. The forecast for LaFayette is for a low of 27 degrees, clear skies and light north winds, Fleckenstein said. That may be warm enough to avoid more damage to this year's crop
Apple crop survives low temperatures
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[YNN Hudson Valley] - We ran out wind machines later in the night when the breeze died down," said orchard manager Mark Fleckenstein. By Tuesday afternoon, Fleckenstein was about the only person left at Beak and Skiff still checking the buds for damage.
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