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The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
AUG-05
South Dade County, Fla., growers ask for state, federal relief.
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South Dade County, Fla., growers ask for state, federal relief.
Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) Publication Date: 31-AUG-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Miami Herald
Byline: Jane Bussey
Aug. 31--As an official delegation trudged through damaged nurseries and groves littered with downed fruit trees Tuesday, South Miami-Dade growers pressed their demand for state and federal help to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
"It was a hell of a hurricane," said Arturo DeLeon, owner of DeLeon Farms. "We need the help not only for the migrant people but for the farmers themselves."
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson, who led the inspection tour, promised growers their voices would be heard: "I'm going to be asking very loudly, I'm going to be asking the governor to be asking very loudly, and I'm sure...
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