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NEK potato grower urges Farm Emergency Fund after consecutive summer floods
Summary
A Northeast Kingdom potato farmer told the Senate Agriculture Committee he lost significant acreage in back‑to‑back summer floods and supports a proposed Vermont Farm Emergency Fund to help farms recover from extreme weather.
Matt Linehan, owner of Sparrow Arc Farm and the Northeast Kingdom Potato Company in Guildhall, told the Senate Agriculture Committee that consecutive summer floods in 2023 and 2024 cost his operation a substantial share of the potato crop and have prompted support for a proposed Vermont Farm Emergency Fund.
Linehan said Sparrow Arc Farm normally grows about 55 acres of potatoes but lost roughly 20 percent of its…
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