The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture just reported this week that "without immediate and tangible support, as a long-term solution, Florida is facing the prospect of losing its signature crop and its more than $10 billion economic impact" to the state.
In two years, our citrus crop has almost disappeared. The fruit that remains on the trees are mostly not edible. Within a few more years, our trees will all be dead. And so far, there is no way to stop the bug that is causing the damage.
I heard the other day that Florida is switching to peaches because citrus is disappearing.
I had no idea.
Should Florida stop growing peaches?