MODESTO, California (KCRA) — California peach growers are facing significant challenges after the closure of the Del Monte cannery in Modesto earlier this year, which left hundreds unemployed and growers uncertain about their future.
“I would have at least three to four more years out of these trees,” said Ranjit Davit, a peach grower in Sutter County.
Davit is one of about 70 growers across the state now working to remove 60 acres of cling peach trees after losing contracts with Del Monte…