LAKE WALES, Fla. — After years of hardships, Florida citrus growers could soon receive the relief they’ve been waiting for. A state Senate committee recently proposed $200 million for the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports citrus production in Florida is up more than 11% for the 2023-2024 growing season, compared to 2022-2023 Citrus growers say it shows a rebound following ...

Florida citrus is making a comeback, one tree at a time. I am running to the fight to save Florida citrus, and I ask you to join me in that fight. Together, we’ll make citrus great again.

Mulching citrus is not recommended as it can increase the chance of infection by the soil borne fungi which cause foot rot. Foot rot is a leading cause of death for dooryard citrus. This destructive ...

Mulching citrus is not recommended as it can increase the chance of infection by the soil borne fungi which cause foot rot. Foot rot is a leading cause of death for dooryard citrus.

And it matters if you live in the rural Florida towns where citrus means jobs. Winslow’s Valencia grove hems 5,000-strong LaBelle, a postcard of old Florida with its Spanish-moss-laced oak trees.

The Florida citrus industry has been severely impacted by hurricanes, freezes, and citrus greening, leading to a significant decline in production. Growers and researchers are working together to ...

Citrus groves in Florida, which covered more than 832,00 acres (336,698 hectares) at the turn of the century, populated scarcely 275,000 acres (111,288 hectares) last year, and California has ...

He said his family was the first and last to plant citrus in Orange. By 1974, his father owned the only farm left in the city. Now he fears Yuma, where they got a fresh start, is “gonna go just ...

To put this into perspective, Florida produced 244 million boxes of oranges and 50 million boxes of grapefruit in 1998, when the industry was at its peak. That’s according to the Florida Citrus ...

This weekend I was driving through Central Florida on U.S. 301, so I just HAD to stop at the Orange Shop in Citra. It was as if my car was pulled into their parking lot by one of those giant ...

Fred Gmitter, a geneticist at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center, holds an orange affected by citrus greening disease at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2018.