Brazil is Florida’s biggest international trading partner for buying what the Sunshine State sells, and tariffs might make ...

Now, hope is budding on an unlikely branch: a 30-year-old tree named Donaldson, growing on a research farm near Groveland. Scientists say it could be the key to rescuing Florida’s oranges from ...

The USDA/APHIS has announced an immediate expansion of citrus greening (/HLB) quarantines in California. This action, taken in ...

The Treasure Coast is considered by many to grow the sweetest and juiciest grapefruit in the world. But if you walk through Publix or any other grocery store, you'll more often than not find oranges ...

Citrus greening is a disease with no known cure that has infected nearly every citrus grove. It first cropped up 20 years ago ...

TALLAHASSEE — Citrus experts addressed the Florida Senate in Tallahassee Tuesday to discuss the current state, and future, of their industry. Along with the ongoing citrus greening problem in ...

In a new strategy to combat citrus greening disease, scientists have engineered citrus trees to act as both bait and executioner for the insects that spread the disease.

Florida's citrus industry has faced several devastating challenges, including freezes and diseases. Despite setbacks like citrus canker and citrus greening, growers remain optimistic about the future.

His grove was wiped out by citrus greening disease, which has claimed 60% of the citrus crop throughout Florida. That’s when he decided that instead of throwing in the towel, he’d swap out his ...

Florida's citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.

Squeezed Out: How Florida Farmers Are Dealing With Citrus Struggles | Southwest Florida In Focus Over the past two decades, Florida has seen its citrus harvest decline an unprecedented 90%.

Currently, citrus supply chains are fighting the existential threat of citrus greening disease, where fruit falls off the tree prematurely, resulting in bitter off-notes.