Intermittent irrigation can save strawberry growers as much as 67% on water, maintain yieldÂ
Conserving water is crucial for enhancing the sustainability of Florida’s $434 million-a-year strawberry industry.Â
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Following Hurricane Milton, growers show resilience in ensuring fresh Florida strawberries are available this seasonÂ
Following the storms, some areas required more effort to get the fields back in working order to complete planting.
Increasing temperatures threaten Plant City strawberries; rising seas causing rent to rise in Miami
Temperatures were between 103 and 104 degrees Plant City for nine days in August, the hottest in the city’s recorded ...
America’s farmers are feeling the heat from climate change
Imagine a Florida without oranges, Maine without blueberries or California without wine.
Hillsborough County projected to be too hot to grow strawberries; National Wildlife Refuge System adding land in Southwest Florida
Hillsborough will be too hot to grow strawberries by 2050, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund.
New report shows climate change will impact strawberry production in Florida
Research by Environmental Defense Fund and Two Degrees Adapt signals concern for growing strawberries in the Sunshine State due to climate change.
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