/tags/oranges oranges en-US WLRN Mon, 08 May 2023 20:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-08/the-20-year-fight-against-citrus-greening-in-florida-has-farmers-and-researchers-exhausted Nearly 20 years after citrus greening appeared in Florida, exhausted farmers and researchers struggle to survive a disease destroying the state’s quintessential crop. Mon, 08 May 2023 20:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-08/the-20-year-fight-against-citrus-greening-in-florida-has-farmers-and-researchers-exhausted /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 /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-09/floridas-orange-production-forecast-has-dropped-again 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. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:07:22 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-09/floridas-orange-production-forecast-has-dropped-again Jim Turner /2018-11-16/florida-orange-juice-has-roots-in-world-war-ii-military 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... Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:31:00 GMT /2018-11-16/florida-orange-juice-has-roots-in-world-war-ii-military Bobbie O'Brien /news/2018-06-12/florida-citrus-industry-sees-worst-growing-season-in-over-70-years The Florida citrus industry has experienced its worst harvest season since World War II as it continues to recover from Hurricane Irma. Orange production… Tue, 12 Jun 2018 23:31:55 GMT /news/2018-06-12/florida-citrus-industry-sees-worst-growing-season-in-over-70-years /2016-12-04/after-a-sour-decade-florida-citrus-may-be-near-a-comeback 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. Sun, 04 Dec 2016 10:50:00 GMT /2016-12-04/after-a-sour-decade-florida-citrus-may-be-near-a-comeback Greg Allen /news/2016-07-13/floridas-orange-crop-is-16-percent-smaller-this-season Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:29:13 GMT /news/2016-07-13/floridas-orange-crop-is-16-percent-smaller-this-season The Associated Press /2016-05-13/state-struggles-to-eradicate-abandoned-diseased-orange-groves The cost of fighting a disease that’s ravaging Florida’s citrus industry is triggering growers to abandon their groves. Citrus greening causes orange... Fri, 13 May 2016 15:13:59 GMT /2016-05-13/state-struggles-to-eradicate-abandoned-diseased-orange-groves Jessica Meszaros /2015-10-12/putnam-citrus-industry-in-a-fight-for-its-life 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... Mon, 12 Oct 2015 06:49:00 GMT /2015-10-12/putnam-citrus-industry-in-a-fight-for-its-life Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida /news/2014-10-13/oranges-prevail-in-florida-despite-greening 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… Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:38:31 GMT /news/2014-10-13/oranges-prevail-in-florida-despite-greening