California farmers will destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes canning facilities
For many heat climate fruit lovers, the prospect of limitless ripe and rosy peaches is mouth-watering. For Central California farmers, it is extra of a waking nightmare. To make ends meet, these farmers are actually weighing whether or not to destroy about 3,000 acres, or about 420,000 clingstone peach trees, following the closure of Del…