As if extended winter cold were not enough of a menace, Florida’s citrus industry is fighting a disease called citrus greening that ruins crops.
It is so serious that growers are mounting their defense collectively; that includes a tax on themselves to fund specialized, urgent scientific research.
While it is important to champion options to agribusiness — as well as tourism and home building — to keep Florida going, our state can ill afford to have any major component die off prematurely. We prefer to root for the fruit. May citrus prevail.
Marco Island Code Compliance Board
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
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