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Morton Pumpkin Producer Could See Record Yield

Thanks to record rainfall this spring, pumpkin producers in the pumpkin capital of the world could have a record crop.

 

In Morton, producers are harvesting pumpkins for a Libby processing plant. However, for small farmers in Morton like John Ackerman, his yields so far are reaching record numbers.

 

 

At Ackerman farms, John grows up to 160 different varieties of pumpkins.

 

He has previously been a supplier for Libby's, which makes canned pumpkins for pumpkin pies.

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