US: Abundance of grasshoppers ruining Kansas crops
Except, that is, for the grasshoppers.
Part of a disassembled greenhouse leans against the red barn. Acres that should be potato plants are bare. Fruit trees planted in the spring have been eaten down to the bark.
The Fords came back to Kevin’s hometown three years ago to follow their dream of operating a small-scale vegetable and livestock farm. They put up greenhouses and planted fruit trees and strawberries. They planted melons and potatoes, tomatoes and asparagus.
But on this sultry September day, Kevin Ford tipped his straw hat and peered out across the four acres where he and Mary’s dreams have died.
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