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Winter freezes cause temporary closure of Newberry strawberry farm
By Maddox Foreman
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM EST
In Newberry, a strawberry “U-Pick” farm is facing historically low temperatures, leaving it with no option but to temporarily close.
Travis Boyd, a fourth-generation farm owner and operator at The Bryer Patch, shares above how the family-owned farm averages 300 people per weekend and faces financial difficulty from the closure.
There is another freeze alert scheduled for Thursday in North Central Florida.
Travis Boyd, a fourth-generation farm owner and operator at The Bryer Patch, shares above how the family-owned farm averages 300 people per weekend and faces financial difficulty from the closure.
There is another freeze alert scheduled for Thursday in North Central Florida.