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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Flower and produce farm in Long Island, New York. Farmers in the Northeast have been experiencing abnormally dry conditions since July.

Drought hikes costs, stunts growth for New England farms

By Julia Hendler, Associate Campus Editor October 1, 2025
A monthslong drought is drying up soil and hindering harvests at farms across New England, raising concerns surrounding the financial and agricultural costs of climate change. 
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