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Hurricane Irma whips through parts of Florida agriculture

09/13/17 7:15 AM By Eric Englert
KEYWORDS black spot citrus citrus canker florida hurricane irma orange sugar cane
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2017 – Hurricane Irma has devastated sugar cane and citrus crops in Florida and potentially spread citrus diseases such as canker and black spot from quarantined fields to healthy ones.
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