Bittersweet is a word that describes the 2023 growing season. A lot of good things happened but they often were not as we would have wished them. In far-northern Wisconsin parts of the Lake Superior shore had record amounts of snow; almost 183 inches fell in Bayfield. With a drought that has stretched through multiple growing seasons, the moisture was welcome. But the vast amount of snow was not. As spring temperatures warmed much of the snow melted in short order, causing flooding and wet field conditions just as planting was about to commence. And then as summer began abnormal dryness and then drought crept back into the area.
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Jason Maloney
Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.
