Two weeks after a killing frost tore through Ulster County’s orchards and vineyards, all 23 county legislators have signed on to support a proposed state grant program that could help the region’s hardest-hit farms survive the season. Temperatures plunged to the low 20s on April 22, arriving just days after a stretch of near-80-degree heat had pushed apple and peach trees and grapevines into early bloom weeks ahead of schedule. The damage was sw…
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