Articles in Category: 'freeze'

Crist Asks Feds to Declare 35 Florida Counties Weather Disasters

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: December 31, 2010 3:55 AM

Gov. Charlie Crist sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday, arguing the cold weather has so devastated Florida’s agriculture that the USDA should declare more than half of the state’s 67 counties a disaster area.

TAGS: agriculture, Charlie Bronson, Charlie Crist, Crops, Draught, farms, freeze, News, Tom Vilsack, Government

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Crop Damage Piles Up as Freeze Lifts

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 15, 2010 4:10 PM

Record-low temperatures took a rising toll on Florida crops Wednesday, as a third night of subfreezing weather blanketed the state.

TAGS: aquaculture, Business, Citrus, farms, fish, Florida agriculture, freeze, News

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Florida Enters a Deeper Freeze

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 13, 2010 5:30 PM

Big Chill II hit Florida in a big way Monday, with more subfreezing temperatures expected to descend Tuesday morning.

TAGS: Business, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, emergency order, farmers, Florida Citrus Mutual, freeze, News

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Florida Agriculture Braces for Big Chill II

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: December 10, 2010 4:05 AM

Having just weathered pre-winter, sub-freezing temperatures, Florida's farms and groves are bracing for another cold encounter next week.

TAGS: Andrew Meadows, Business, Florida Citrus Mutual, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, freeze, Indian River Citrus League, News, Politics

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