Florida's Farmers Look At Irma's Damage: 'Probably The Worst We've Seen'
Hurricane Irma smashed through one of the country's top areas of fruit and vegetable production. The storm destroyed half of the citrus crop in some areas, as well as housing for seasonal workers.
by Dan Charles
Sep 12, 2017
2 minutes
When the worst of Irma's fury had passed, hit the road to inspect citrus groves and vegetable fields. McAvoy is a specialist on vegetable farming at the University of Florida's extension office in the town of LaBelle, in the middle of one of the country's biggest concentrations of vegetable and citrus farms.
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