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Florida Freeze and Example of Crop Disaster Response


Date:
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 12:00

Radio Broadcast Num: 01

Radio Remark: A freeze event in Florida this month raised concerns about possible damage to impacted crops … from citrus to winter vegetables. It also raised awareness how the Agriculture Department responds to such events at the farm level … whether in assessing damages to providing programs to assist in recovery. Rod Bain looks at this example of USDA crop disaster response in this edition of “Agriculture USA”.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. Farm Service Agency Florida State Executive Director Marcinda Kester. Anthony Prillaman of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Radio Length: 00:05:00.146

Radio Author: RBAIN

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