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US: Strawberry farmers assess damage done by snowfall

After much of South Louisiana finally thawed out after Tuesday's historic winter storm, many farmers throughout Livingston and Tangipahoa Parishes are assessing the damage done to their crops.

At Harris Strawberry Farm, co-owner Trey Harris says he's lucky that 10 inches of snow didn't destroy his 13 acres. Sheets on top of his strawberry beds could hold most of the snow and ice and kept conditions warm enough for the plants to survive.

Harris says some of the sheets ripped due to the weight of the snow, killing the plants and fruit underneath. His crews spent Friday assessing which plants were unsalvageable and which strawberries didn't survive days of freezing temperatures.

After that, his team worked in the afternoon to put sheets on all the beds in anticipation of a final round of freezing temperatures this weekend. Harris exclusively grows strawberries for Rouses Supermarkets and was able to do a regular shipment of crops on Friday despite the weather conditions this week.

Read more at WAFB

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