PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Among Florida’s pine flat woods and oak woodlands there lies a native pesky plant—the saw palmetto—which has become one of the biggest agricultural industries in the state. However, harvesters say the industry is being ruined by open borders, ushering in hundreds of poaching crews that pick the berries too early. “With open borders…
Florida’s Saw Palmetto Harvesters: Open Borders and Early Picking Destroying the Industry
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Among Florida’s pine flat woods and oak woodlands there lies a native pesky plant—the saw palmetto—which has become one of the biggest agricultural industries in the state. However, harvesters say the industry is being ruined by open borders, ushering in hundreds of poaching crews that pick the berries too early. “With open borders…
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