Kern County Cherry Crop Devastated

Kern County’s cherry farmers are reeling after losing over $13 million in crop damage—blamed on a deadly March heatwave that scorched trees and a later April rainstorm that cracked fruit. With cherry trees already stressed, the combo of extreme heat followed by rain devastated yields. Growers are now pleading with state officials for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration, hoping to unlock emergency low-interest loans to survive this crushing blow. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/289c272dabe67f1f