Farmers issue warning as unexpected crisis impacts US region: 'This isn't going to be pretty'

Farmers issue warning as unexpected crisis impacts US region: 'This isn't going to be pretty'

Despite being known as one of the hottest states in the United States, Florida experienced an uncharacteristic hard freeze that caused worry among farmers.  What's happening? As Naples Daily News reported, farmers in Southwest Florida rushed to cover their winter crops as the threat of a prolonged freezing period in late January and early February loomed.  The hard freeze — serious freezing conditions when temperatures drop below 28 degrees Fahr…