YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Florida Farmers Flee_ Orchards Replaced by Developments
YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Florida Oranges__ A Devastating Citrus Collapse
YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - The Tiny Bug Behind Florida’s Orange Crisis
NYTIMES (Elian Peltier, Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez) - Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.
YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Tiny Bug From China Just Killed Florida's Citrus Industry
Watch Final Hours https://ept.ms/FinalHoursFullMovie Up to $20,000 of Free Silver: https://ept.ms/3biH9MN Episode Resources: Interviews with Farmers: https://ept.ms/44u9ydm Origins of the Insect: https://ept.ms/4vweMjI University of Florida: https://ept.ms/4floxeB Summary: In 2003, Florida harvested 242 million boxes of oranges. This season, they’re expecting 12 million. That’s a 95 percent drop in just over 20 years—in a single generation. Something’s very wrong with Florida’s orange industry, and that something came here from China. Citrus farmers all over the Sunshine State are seeing the destruction of their family farms and their livelihoods. Some are fighting back—but the challenges they face make the effort a true…
HUFFPOST - Kansas Wheat Crop Worst Since 1972 Amid Extreme Drought, Rising Costs
“If we don't get the rain, then it makes it pretty tough,” said Mike Nickelson, a farmer in western Kansas.