Cold front threatens Florida farms - 10 Jan 10

2012-05-16 10

Farmers in the southern US state of Florida are battling a bitter cold front which is threatening to wipe out their strawberry harvest.

Strawberries are a $400 m a year industry in the state, and growers have spent the past few days in a round-the-clock battle to save their crops.

Eddie Conner tells Al Jazeera about the fight to keep his strawberry business alive.