Seasonal whiplash takes a toll on Northern New York and Vermont dairy farmers [Video]

FROM THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. TO GET PREVENTATIVE PROJECTS REIMBURSED. AND NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT 40 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN FEBRUARY. NOT EXACTLY NORMAL FOR VERMONT THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND WHILE YOU MAY BE RELIEVED…TO BE SPARED FROM SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES… THIS WINTER WARM UP ISN’T WELCOMED BY EVERYONE. ESPECIALLY OUR LOCAL FARMERS. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LAKE… THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL WEATHER- RELATED CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST YEAR. NBC5S ANNA GUBER IS áLIVEá IN BURLINGTON. AND ANNA, YOU HAVE MORE ON THEIR OUTLOOK… AFTER A SEASONAL ROLLERCOASTER. LAUREN, SARAHBETH, IT’S BEEN A MILDER WINTER THIS YEAR. AND THE IMPACTS REACHING INDUSTRIES ACROSS OUR REGION. FARMERS TELL ME THE CHANGING TEMPERATURES ARE SPREADING ILLNESSES AMONG LIVESTOCK. ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER CHALLENGES. AS FARMERS CONTINUE TO REBOUND FROM THIS SUMMER’S HISTORIC FLOODING. THEY SAY THE UNSEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THIS WINTER. AREN’T MAKING THE RECOVERY ANY EASIER. KEITH SPRAGG AND DALE …