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Greg Burtt, owner of Burtt's Apple Orchard, ties tubing around an apple tree to stabilize it Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Cabot, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)Greg Burtt, owner of Burtt's Apple Orchard, ties tubing around an apple tree to stabilize it Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Cabot, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)A honey bee lands on an apple tree bloom at Burtt's Apple Orchard, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Cabot, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)Ron McConnell stands in his front yard with his wife, Amy, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Vergennes, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)Eugenie Doyle, left, co-owner of Last Resort Farm, pulls weeds with farm hand Ava Schwarz in a strawberry field Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Monkton, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
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Greg Burtt, owner of Burtt's Apple Orchard, ties tubing around an apple tree to stabilize it Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Cabot, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)