Producers are always looking for new crops to add to their basket of products to enhance profits and reduce risks from weather, pests, and other invasive species. Here is an interesting article from Vegetable and Specialty Crop News about the potential for commercial development of vanilla in south Florida. Normally it is grown in the tropics, but in the future it may be possible to breed varieties which produce valuable vanillin that will grow in the climate of southern Florida. You can read about it at https://vscnews.com/potential-for-commercial-vanilla-production-in-southern-florida/.
