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Specialty growers adopt dawn harvests, shade tents amid heat dome.

7/9/2026

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Specialty growers are moving harvests to early mornings and evenings and erecting shade tents to stay safe during the heat dome.
Growers including Annie Woods in Brooksville, Kentucky and Paul Rasch in central Iowa are shifting to dawn picks and adding shade and air-conditioned structures for protection.
Because federal crop insurance covers only single-commodity crops, specialty growers rely on diversified planting and community-supported agriculture programs to mitigate financial risk.

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Story summary

Specialty growers are moving harvests to early mornings and evenings and erecting shade tents to stay safe during the heat dome.
Growers including Annie Woods in Brooksville, Kentucky and Paul Rasch in central Iowa are shifting to dawn picks and adding shade and air-conditioned structures for protection.
Because federal crop insurance covers only single-commodity crops, specialty growers rely on diversified planting and community-supported agriculture programs to mitigate financial risk.