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Legislators pass bill to shield sugar farmers from lawsuits
For decades burning occurs from October through May each year and has been widely accepted as a necessary evil.
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Acres of sugar cane burn behind homes in Belle Glade. This is part of what is called pre-harvest burning to remove the outer leaves of cane stalks before harvesting.
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TALLAHASSEE â Persuaded by testimony from the leaders in the Glades agriculture community that sugar burning is not harming their residents, the Florida House on Thursday sent to the governor a bill that gives the agriculture industry protection from lawsuits related to long-term health damage.
After sugar’s $11 million investment, a bipartisan push to protect industry By Mary Ellen Klas, Miami Herald
Published: April 4, 2021, 6:02am
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2 Photos A Rosenwald Elementary School teacher took this undated photo of a sugar cane field burn on a school day just outside the fence surrounding the school grounds in South Bay. (Courtesy to the Miami Herald/TNS) Photo Gallery
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – If the aroma of organic fertilizer repeatedly wafts into your yard from a nearby working farm and you try to sue to stop it, it’s likely to be considered a nuisance lawsuit and you’ll be barred by law under Florida’s “Right to Farm Act.”