CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Department of Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Forest Service officials held a press conference on wildfires on Tuesday.
Officials provided an update on current wildfires across the state and in the Clay County area.
WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE BELOW:
"We're hopeful that we will get a federal appropriation attached to one of these appropriation bills for the relief of our farmers. It's something we're working desperately on."
The event started at 12:30 p.m. in Green Cove Springs on April 21. Tampa Bay 28 streamed it live on the website and Facebook.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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