The long-struggling Florida citrus industry now faces an invasive species crisis, but researchers have a plan to fight back.
Citrus was such a major industry in Florida, it became entwined with the state's history and culture. Not anymore. (Photo title "Busy Day in an Orange Grove" via Florida State Archives) This weekend I ...
TALLAHASSEE-- As they prepare for the 2022-2023 season, Florida citrus growers are using 32,046 fewer acres than during the past season and about half of what was used two decades ago, according to a ...
Florida citrus production has dropped more than 90% in less than three decades, and growers want lawmakers to help. They want the state to keep providing research and advertising money. Florida Citrus ...
TALLAHASSEE - Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90% in less than three decades ...
Florida’s oranges are battling disease as farmers fight to save them. — -- Florida’s staple crop, citrus, was severely impacted in September 2017 by Hurricane Irma. The deadly storm set records ...
Friday through Jan. 1, the legendary Cheez-It Citrus Bowl gets its own themed pop-up bar at the Reindeer Room in Orlando’s Thornton Park.
A new wave of federal health care funding headed to Florida could bring positive changes to Citrus County, where many ...
Citrus is as much a part of Florida’s image as sunshine, beaches, and theme parks. But like most Florida residents, citrus trees are transplants from somewhere else. “Many people don’t realize that ...
When Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Sept. 10, the state’s citrus groves were hit especially hard. And they were already vulnerable, after more than a decade of struggle against a ...
Citrus County elected officials once weighed public input, long-range planning and local conditions when making decisions ...
University of Michigan Wolverines and Texas Longhorns are in Orlando preparing for the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, while Michigan ...