The Cellar - View Single Post - Rise in California temperatures likely to affect crops

Aliantha · 12-12-2006, 06:55 PM

All the points you've made seem pretty much common sense to me Blues, but then I've always wondered why people would want to grow cotton around Goondiwindi!

History has proven that new crops can be developed to suit different climates. eg. new wheat strains developed to suit Australian conditions.

Of course to grow a new avoccado tree to maturity can take up to 10yrs. Usually around 7 to produce fruit for grafted trees, which in most cases, farm crops are. It's the same with citrus as you're more than likely aware.

The point I was trying to make is that these farmers have a fair amount of warning and yet, many will choose to ignore the information they've been given and then ask for assistance from the government when their crops fail. Much like farmers in Australia are fond of doing.

12-12-2006, 06:55 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	All the points you've made seem pretty much common sense to me Blues, but then I've always wondered why people would want to grow cotton around Goondiwindi! History has proven that new crops can be developed to suit different climates. eg. new wheat strains developed to suit Australian conditions. Of course to grow a new avoccado tree to maturity can take up to 10yrs. Usually around 7 to produce fruit for grafted trees, which in most cases, farm crops are. It's the same with citrus as you're more than likely aware. The point I was trying to make is that these farmers have a fair amount of warning and yet, many will choose to ignore the information they've been given and then ask for assistance from the government when their crops fail. Much like farmers in Australia are fond of doing. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber