As the east coast continues to suffer through their 50 year drought, more stories like this one pop up
For Florida nurseries, profits are drying up...owner of the 25-acre Insight Tree Farms in Charlotte Harbor, is switching to a drip irrigation system to conserve water. During the drought, his electric bills have doubled and his sales have dropped...
The average person would not equate Florida with drought, one would believe they had plenty of rainfall and water to meet all of their needs. Yet, missing leadership in water use efficiency, shorter than expected rainfall, legal battles between municipalities and a hot hot housing market leading to borderline over development are all factors that lead to greenhouse, nursery and agriculture industries being hurt.
Florida estimates that the drought is costing them around $100 million per month. If that were re-invested into
drip irrigation monthly, their 10 billion per year industry could cut that loss considerably.