ifas extension

National Weather Service Forecast:
Enter City, State or Zip Code

January 2008

Jan. 9, 2008 - High winds helped save much of crop during freeze. Read Story

January 4, 2008: Headlines and Articles From the First Freeze of 2008

Jan. 2, 2008: ET and dependent tools are back online. New citrus leaf killing temperatures are available. Missing Report Generator data has been partially restored.

FAWN News - Headlines and Articles From the First Freeze of 2008

Lake's Citrus Crop Chilled, Not Frozen

"It looks like we came out OK," said Ryan Atwood, citrus extension agent for the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, after checking with...
Orlando Sentinel - January 04, 2008

Strong Winds Lessen Bite Of Cold Snap

Ron Rice, an agronomics crops agent with the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service in Belle Glade, is part of a team working to assess the damage...
Palm Beach Post - January 04, 2008

No Major Crop Damage

"I passed some tomato fields (Thursday) morning, and they looked OK," said Lochrane Gary, director of the Hardee County Extension Services...
Florida Today - January 04, 2008

"It Could Have Been Worse."

Early estimates coming into county extension offices put the damage at 10 to 15 percent of the area's crops, about a $15 million hit...
WINKNEWS.com - January 03, 2008

Crops Mostly Spared by Freeze

Gainesville Sun - January 04, 2008

back button