Farm workers and migrant advocates in Immokalee gathered wednesday to organize a cry for help.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Florida Congressmen Mario Diaz Balart & Adam Putnam toured crop damage in Collier County Monday, calling it the worst they’ve seen anywhere in the state.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

Increased immigration enforcement and some high profile cases involving human trafficking are causing some growers in Florida to rethink how to get their crops harvested.  An alternative to hiring farm laborers – who may or may not be properly documented – is the government’s H-2A temporary worker program.  Some farm worker advocates criticize the program.  Others say if it’s done right, everyone benefits.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Last
week’s cold front has not only been harsh on growers and their crops –
but also the workers in the fields.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

As temperatures begin to rise, growers across Florida are assessing the damage to vegetable crops, citrus groves and
sugarcane fields.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Growers in Southwest Florida got a break from freezing temperatures Thursday night – but recent chilly nights have caused significant crop damage. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Florida
Growers are bracing for a cold week as nighttime temperatures hover
near or below freezing.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Pink Grapefruit from Florida goes on sale next month in London.  And
strawberries from Florida are on sale now in Dublin.  WGCU’s Valerie
Alker reports.

ECHO – the Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization – hosted its 16^th
annual agricultural conference this week.  Outreach workers from
developing countries learned agricultural skills they can teach to
others at the ECHO global farm in North Fort Myers.  WGCU’s Luis
Hernandez reports.

N-G-O
Development Workers from around the world are in North Fort Myers this
week.  ECHO – the Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization -
teaches outreach workers agricultural techniques and technologies to
help others help themselves.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.