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Florida Citrus growers who’ve lost trees to citrus canker will be getting some relief. Valerie Alker reports.

Clewiston’s Ocean Boy Farms is growing something a bit surprising on soil otherwise dominated by sugar cane. Heather Caputo reports on a recent visit to an organic shrimp farm in the heart of Hendry County’s agricultural land. (AUDIO)

Last week's passage in congress of the Central American Free Trade Agreement – or CAFTA - was bad news for domestic sugar producers – in south Florida and the Midwest. CAFTA allows countries to increase the amount of sugar they import to the United States. Domestic producers fear this will lower prices, cost jobs and lead to more trade concessions in the future. The close vote split Florida’s congressional delegation along party lines – with a notable exception. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

A citrus canker quarantine covering all of Pine Island and most of Cape Coral takes affect Saturday. It comes on the heels of last week’s discovery of citrus canker in the city of Ft. Myers --- for the first time ever. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

After nearly four years of leading a boycott against Taco Bell and its parent company – farmworker advocates have convinced the fast food chain to increase the piece rate earned by tomato pickers in Florida. Valerie Alker explains. (AUDIO)