A sudden April deep freeze devastated Western Pennsylvania’s fruit crops, and state officials are hoping a new $10 million grant program can help offset the damage. Pennsylvania’s peach crop — so often associated with the Chambersburg area in Franklin County — took a massive hit with the April freeze. Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding has encouraged growers to continue documenting and reporting their freeze damage to their local USDA Farm Service Agency. “When disaster strikes, it’s easy for farmers to feel like they’re facing it alone,” said Jason Coopey, owner of Way Fruit Farm in Centre County. At Harvest Valley Farm in Richland, farmer Larry King said that while his fruit crop in particular was affected, his overall crop was healthy.