Vermont farmers demand action as extreme weather becomes more frequent [Video]

HERE AT HOME… WE’VE SEEN THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS FIRST- HAND. HISTORIC FLOOD DAMAGE LAST JULY… LEFT INDIVIDUAL FARMERS WITH AN ESTIMATED 61 áTHOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE AND CROP LOSSES. AND NEIGHBORS QUICKLY ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO HELP. MULTIPLE AGENCIES PARTNERED TO LAUNCH “DIG DEEP VERMONT”. A CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE MICRO- GRANTS AND INTEREST-FREE LOANS…TO FAMILY-OWNED FARMS… RECOVERING FROM THE DAMAGE. THE AGENCY OF AGRICULTURE JUST ANNOUNCED THE FIRST RECIPIENTS LAST WEEK. NOW… WE’RE CHECKING IN WITH LOCAL GROWERS ON EARTH DAY. AND JUST ABOUT THREE MONTHS SHY… OF THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLOOD. NBC5’S ANNA GUBER JOINS US LIVE FROM COLCHESTER… WITH MORE ON WHAT áTHEY SAY… THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. LAUREN, WE’RE HERE AT SAM MAZZAS FARM IN COLCHESTER. THE OWNER TELLS ME THEY FAIRED BETTER THAN OTHERS AFTER JULY’S HISTORIC FLOODING. BUT AFTER DECADES IN THIS BUSINESS…SHE’S WATCHING THESE MAJOR WEATHER EVENTS HAPPEN …