The Farmworker Association of Florida is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the fumigant pesticide methyl iodide. The organization says if the pesticide is not used correctly, it could put workers who may be exposed to it in tomato, pepper and strawberry fields at risk. WGCU’s Jenny Tavery reports.

Bouts of freezing weather in December decimated crops, causing about 200 million dollars in economic losses to Southwest Florida’s agriculture. As temperatures increased, that kind of news fell from the headlines, but life for many in the town of Immokalee has become a daily struggle to survive. WGCU’s John Davis found farmworkers living in the woods because they say they can no longer live off the work they’re getting.

Members of the conservation organization 1000 Friends of Florida will hear a presentation Wednesday on the feasibility of building wind turbines in the Everglades Agricultural Area. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

South Florida vegetable growers once again face the threat of overnight freezing temperatures which could impact agriculture fields already damaged by bouts of freezing weather last month.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

It’s going to be a bleak Christmas for many farm workers in Florida.  Recent freezes destroyed crops leaving them with little work. Valerie Alker reports.

Florida’s citrus industry made it through Monday night’s freezing temperatures relatively unscathed, but as WGCU’s John Davis reports, growers are gearing up for another freeze watch tonight.

Growers in Southwest Florida spent Monday night watching over their crops – and likely will do the same on Tuesday night. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers signed an agreement today/Tuesday with the state’s largest tomato grower cooperative to provide higher wages and better working conditions for farmworkers. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Florida Citrus Mutual, the state’s largest citrus association, is holding its annual l conference this week in Southwest Florida. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on how growers are working to stay afloat while dealing with citrus diseases and declining demand for orange juice.

Farm worker issues took center stage in Immokalee Monday during a visit from U-S Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez was there.