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

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-12-2006, 09:05 PM

An increase in average temps around Ventura County would mean smaller chances of losing a citrus crop to frost. This may be why I haven't seen as many citrus orchards being ripped out and converted to row crops like strawberries the last couple-three years. Strawberries have still displaced citrus as the number one crop, though. Easier to make a profit, and this county gets three crops a year.

12-12-2006, 09:05 PM	#7
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	An increase in average temps around Ventura County would mean smaller chances of losing a citrus crop to frost. This may be why I haven't seen as many citrus orchards being ripped out and converted to row crops like strawberries the last couple-three years. Strawberries have still displaced citrus as the number one crop, though. Easier to make a profit, and this county gets three crops a year. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.