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Nearly 20 years after citrus greening appeared in Florida, exhausted farmers and researchers struggle to survive a disease destroying the state’s quintessential crop.
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Officials say the Donaldson tree could offer relief to citrus growers across the state whose latest crop was the lowest since World War II.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a revised forecast that said Florida growers will fill 16 million 90-pound boxes of oranges during the current season.
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This is citrus harvesting season in Florida, where oranges make up the largest part of an industry that contributes $8 billion a year to the state...
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The Florida citrus industry has experienced its worst harvest season since World War II as it continues to recover from Hurricane Irma. Orange production…
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Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
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The cost of fighting a disease that’s ravaging Florida’s citrus industry is triggering growers to abandon their groves. Citrus greening causes orange...
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State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants another $8.5 million next year to help fight a deadly citrus disease, as Florida's orange crop was...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its latest citrus projections for the season, with orange production up for the first time in the past…
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Scientists and growers are in a bitter fight against citrus greening, a disease that has devastated Florida's orange and grapefruit crops. They fear that unless scientists find a cure for greening soon, it's just a matter of time before economic realities and the disease force growers out of business.