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Published November 19, 2009, 12:00 AM

Pumpkins


Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Nestle - which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. - says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.(AP Photo/The Journal Star, Leslie Renken)
Read the article: Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril, Nestle says