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Citrus greening is a disease with no known cure that has infected nearly every citrus grove. It first cropped up 20 years ago ...
The funding pot also includes $4 million for the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund, $2 million for FDACS to go toward citrus ...
Florida's citrus industry, already reeling from citrus greening disease and the impact of previous hurricanes, has been dealt another severe blow by Hurricane Milton. A new federal report ...
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 percent in less than three decades.
At its peak, Florida produced 244 million boxes of oranges during the 1997-1998 season, according to Florida Citrus Mutual. During the 2023-2024 season, ...
The orange is the iconic symbol of Florida. While the fruit may be on the state’s license plates, the citrus industry has been on the decline for more than a decade.
Florida citrus was born in St. Augustine, sprouting in the 1500s from a pocketful of seeds aboard a Spanish ship, a flowery display of colonial power amid many brutal ones.