/tags/citrus citrus en-US WLRN Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:22:48 GMT /environment/2024-07-12/florida-citrus-industry-shows-improvement-one-year-after-worst-season-in-nearly-a-century The industry has been in a hyper-recovery mode since Hurricane Ian caused massive damage to groves as it swept across the state. Growers have expressed a need for two or three seasons for impacted trees to recover. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:22:48 GMT /environment/2024-07-12/florida-citrus-industry-shows-improvement-one-year-after-worst-season-in-nearly-a-century Tom Urban & Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /environment/2024-07-08/pongamia-trees-grow-where-florida-citrus-once-flourished-offering-renewable-energy An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-07-08/pongamia-trees-grow-where-florida-citrus-once-flourished-offering-renewable-energy Freida Frisaro | Associated Press /food-and-agriculture/2024-03-28/fresh-orange-juice-florida With citrus greening and real estate development, some Tampa Bay area residents said it's hard to find fresh squeezed orange juice at restaurants and stores like they used to. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:40:06 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-03-28/fresh-orange-juice-florida Kayla Kissel /environment/2023-10-16/florida-citrus-forecast-improves-over-last-year-when-hurricanes-hit-state Florida's citrus production is expected to improve in the upcoming season compared to last year when twin hurricanes battered the state. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-10-16/florida-citrus-forecast-improves-over-last-year-when-hurricanes-hit-state The Associated Press /environment/2023-05-15/citrus-industry-numbers-continue-to-sag-in-florida The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a forecast that said Florida growers this season are on pace to fill 15.65 million boxes of oranges, which would be the lowest total since the 1934-1935 season. Mon, 15 May 2023 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-15/citrus-industry-numbers-continue-to-sag-in-florida Jim Turner /environment/2023-04-19/a-newly-discovered-type-of-orange-tree-may-offer-hope-to-the-florida-citrus-industry Officials say the Donaldson tree could offer relief to citrus growers across the state whose latest crop was the lowest since World War II. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-04-19/a-newly-discovered-type-of-orange-tree-may-offer-hope-to-the-florida-citrus-industry Meghan Bowman /economy/2023-01-18/usda-predicts-another-hard-year-ahead-for-florida-citrus-growers The Florida citrus industry could have its hardest year since the Great Depression after two back-to-back hurricanes this fall. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:00:00 GMT /economy/2023-01-18/usda-predicts-another-hard-year-ahead-for-florida-citrus-growers /economy/2022-10-21/hurricane-ian-hit-floridas-citrus-growers-when-they-were-already-down Growers in parts of Polk, Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties report that Ian claimed from 50 to 90 percent of their citrus crops. Before the storm, the state’s citrus harvest was already expected to be the lowest since 1935. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT /economy/2022-10-21/hurricane-ian-hit-floridas-citrus-growers-when-they-were-already-down Gabriella Paul /environment/2022-10-13/florida-citrus-growers-head-into-tough-year Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an industry ravaged by Hurricane Ian as the new season gets underway. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:30:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-13/florida-citrus-growers-head-into-tough-year Jim Turner /environment/2022-10-03/florida-citrus-growers-face-a-gamut-of-damages-from-hurricane-ian Southwest Florida citrus growers are seeing conditions potentially worse than after Hurricane Irma, which played a key role in citrus production falling by more than one-third in 2017. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:30:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-03/florida-citrus-growers-face-a-gamut-of-damages-from-hurricane-ian The News Service of Florida