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Climate change affecting fruit farmers

Science shows winters are getting warmer. Fruit farmers are feeling the burn, especially when late season freezes are in the forecast.

Fire blight spreads northward, threatening apple orchards
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Fire blight spreads northward, threatening apple orchards

Growers in northern states are combating virulent outbreaks of a disease as seasons grow warmer, orchards have been reconfigured for higher yields and new varieties may be more vulnerable.
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Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain
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Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain

Researchers nationwide say milder winters are inducing earlier flowering, exposing blooms and nascent fruit to increasingly erratic frosts, hail and other adverse weather. Breeders are struggling to develop new varieties.
Mango peel could help clean up oil contamination, research finds
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Mango peel could help clean up oil contamination, research finds

An extract of the fruit's peel can be used to break down oil sludge, according to new Australian research.
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