Berry picking season is beginning for many farms around the Stark County area, as various crops are near ripening for the summer season.

Higher rain amounts alongside cooler temperatures this spring have impacted the yield for farms in the area.

Berry season has arrived, but for Stark County, an abnormally cool, wet start to the spring has slowed things down.

Higher rain amounts alongside cooler temperatures have impacted the yield for farms in the area. Isaac Yoder, the owner of Sunny Slope Orchard in Tuscarawas Township, said higher rain amounts can pose an issue for the pick-your-own strawberry season.

"It's been super wet, so therefore, it makes everything grow more than normal. ... (It's) a little more challenging with diseases," he said. "When it rains a lot, and it's cool an

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