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‘It is a crisis’: N.J. cranberry farms struggle amid worst drought they’ve ever seen

The severe lack of rain means a big financial hit to operations because farmers can’t rely on the local streams and rivers to flood the bogs for harvest.

Jennifer Lee and Andrew Lee stand in the reservoir that is low because the drought at the Lee Bros.Cranberry Farm in Chatsworth, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The reservoir is the main water source that floods the bogs.
Jennifer Lee and Andrew Lee stand in the reservoir that is low because the drought at the Lee Bros.Cranberry Farm in Chatsworth, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The reservoir is the main water source that floods the bogs.Read moreTim Hawk / For The Inquirer