The agricultural area in Southern Miami-Dade County has been declared a federal disaster area following January's freeze: but from farmers to the grocery store, what impact has the weather had?
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The agricultural area in Southern Miami-Dade County has been declared a federal disaster area following January's freeze: but from farmers to the grocery store, what impact has the weather had?
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WLRN, February 19, 2010
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This is the Miami Herald Friday Business Report, I'm Niala Boodhoo.
The record temperatures we've had since January means you need to bundle up before heading out. But for the farmers in South Miami-Dade, the cold couldn't have come at a worse time.
This is our prime harvest season, when all the green beans, corn and tomatoes grown here should be picked and shipped all over the country.
But the freeze in January destroyed acres of crops - so much so that the federal government has formally declared Miami-Dade County's agricultural district a disaster area.
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It's so bad that county officials went down to the Redland area to talk to farmers about how they're doing.
Margie: We specialize in heirloom varieties as much as possible, and so we grow the more unusual things.
Margie Pikarsky and her husband run Bee Heaven, an organic farm.
Margie: You'll see the bean...
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