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Debbie Elliott

Florida agriculture has been slammed by Hurricane Ian

Cliff Coddington inspects a young orange tree that's been uprooted by Hurricane Ian on a ranch he runs in Sarasota County, Fla. (Saul Martinez for NPR)

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - The gravel and dirt Turpentine Still Road leads to the Longino Ranch, established 1934. It's easy to miss the turn because the front sign is blown down in a ditch. It's among the tens of thousands of acres of Florida farmland in Ian's path.

"We're going to run up and look at some tree damage that's down, says ranch manager Cliff Coddington as he heads out in his pickup to see what Hurricane Ian left behind.

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