Florida Converts Farmland To Conservation

Less food for the people. Expect increased sugar prices.



Fla. strikes $1.7B deal with Big Sugar
By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer

WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) -- In the biggest conservation deal in Florida history, the nation's largest producer of cane sugar reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to get out of the business and sell its nearly 300 square miles in the Everglades to the state for $1.75 billion.
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