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2011 the worst year on record for Essex County

Dec. 12, 2011 -The 2011 calendar year will go down as the wettest on record for Essex County farmers, costing them millions to tens of millions of dollars, with impacts that could be felt for years.  It was not enough that the spring rains delayed planting and weakened plant roots, and heavy rains in the fall kept them from harvesting what did come up.           READ MORE