Rhode Island Farmer Sets New World Record for Heaviest Pumpkin

• A Rhode Island farmer's pumpkin weighed 3,156 pounds, breaking the previous record of 2,856 pounds.
• The previous record was set less than a week ago.
• The new record was set at a contest in Rhode Island.
• The farmer's pumpkin is now the heaviest in the world.
• The previous record was held by a pumpkin weighing 2,856 pounds.