FL Trucking Restrictions Lifted To Help Farmers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TRUCKING RESTRICTIONS LIFTED TO MITIGATE FREEZE DAMAGE TO CROPS TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is alerting the state’s agricultural producers that highway restrictions have been eased so that they can quickly harvest and transport crops that are vulnerable to the freezing weather expected to blanket Florida early next week. Today, Commissioner Bronson requested that …

FL Gov Declares Emergency to Help Ag Prep for Freeze

Dan Citrus, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Nursery Crops, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Executive Order 10-262 follows, regarding the declaration of a State of Emergency due to the threat of severe weather and forecasting of freezing temperatures as far south as Lake Okeechobee. This declaration will ensure that timely precautions are taken to protect Florida’s agricultural crops. This release out late Friday from the office of the Governor: