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There’s no cure for citrus greening. California growers have no choice but to keep going. (grist.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cerement to c/farming

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“The bacteria is fatal to citrus trees and has decimated citrus groves in Florida and Texas. Now, California growers are holding the line to keep producing the vital crops. As temperatures rise, that gets more difficult.”

EDIT: the tail-end of Wikipedia’s entry points to a Citrus Grower article – seems that cover crops and healthy soil biology seem to help citrus trees weather the disease a lot better

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If there’s any correlation with humidity, CA may not get it as bad

[–] cerement 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so far (from the article) the main thing saving California is how aggressive California Agriculture is …

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh, I’m just surprised more agriculture-heavy states don’t have anything close to the agricultural safety measures CA does. The potential to spread crop blights and livestock diseases can and does cripple entire regions from time to time.

[–] cerement 4 points 1 year ago

most of the Southeast seaboard isn’t going to have anything to do with “libuhrul restrictions” – they’re complaining no one’s picking crops after they banned “immigrants”