ASSOCIATED PRESS • October 4, 2020
The drought that has hurt farmers in Aroostook County is going to reduce yields for many potato farmers. Some farmers expect to eke out an average crop but many are reporting smaller yields because of the dry weather, said Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board. “Most say yields are down. In some cases it could be 30 percent but what the bottom line is for the whole crop is still an unknown at this point,” he said. A weaker-than-normal harvest could send ripples through the economy already hurt by the pandemic.