Vancouver's parched summer shrinks some harvests, puts greenery at risk

Metro Vancouver’s long, parched summer has been no friend to farmers such as Humraj Kallu, who has watched blueberry production in his Richmond fields shrink in what is shaping up to be the region’s seventh driest summer on record.
“Nothing beats a good rainfall,” said Kallu. “Even though you can irrigate, the actual rain falling down on a plant and soaking everything, that’s sort of more what a plant needs for good production.”
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