Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle USDA backs California peach growers with aid Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy approximately 420,000 clingstone peach trees after Del Monte Foods permanently closed its canneries in Modesto and Hughson. The closures, which followed Del Monte's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, left hundreds of workers jobless and growers without long-term contracts, potentially resulting in $550 million in lost revenue. Senator Adam Schiff and Representatives Mike Thompson and David Valadao announced up to $9 million in federal aid for affected growers to remove about 3,000 acres of peach orchards. This emergency assistance aims to reduce oversupply by removing about 50,000 tons of peaches from production, which officials estimate could prevent $30 million in additional losses for farmers.…