Cold weather slightly affected Bakersfield College during January when temperatures dipped into the 20s.

Two small pipes broke: one on top of the Math and Science Building and one on top of the gym.

“We left the hot loop in the main plant on; that helped the pipes stay warm,” said Robert Day, director of maintenance and operations.

The cold temperatures affected the Agriculture Department the most. “Our citrus crop is pretty much gone; the trees weren’t affected, but we lost half of our fruit,” Department Chair Bill Kelly said.

The days the temperatures fell under 30 degrees were the worse for the Agriculture Department. “When it gets down to 20 degrees overnight, it takes longer the next day to warm up,” said Kelly.

Usually the Agriculture Department sells its oranges, but since the department lost half of their crop, they will be giving them away for free. The cold weather slightly affected the Horticulture part of the Agriculture Department as well.

“We knew the cold was coming, so we brought our cold sensitive plants inside,” said Lindsay Ono, agriculture professor.

“Our plants are in containers, so they were easy to move. We still had a few plants affected, but we know they will recover,” Ono said.

Other than the citrus crop, nothing else was really affected. A pipe broke but was fixed, and no livestock was lost.