Hollieanna Groves in Maitland. (Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) MAITLAND, Fla. – A Florida holiday tradition will not return to Maitland ...
In the 1980s, Florida had seven devastating freezes that destroyed my family’s 100-acres of citrus groves in Pasco County and ...
As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange ...
Golden Ridge Groves began welcoming visitors this week, offering a firsthand look at what growers hope could be a breakthrough in the fight to save the crop.
TALLAHASSEE — The amount of land in Florida dedicated to growing citrus continues to shrink. Reports issued last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Florida had 17 percent fewer acres used ...
Florida plans to invest $200 million to save and revive its citrus industry, which has a long history of producing oranges and other citrus fruits. Over the past 20 years, the industry has faced ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pointing to Florida’s decades-long fight with deadly citrus greening disease and damage from hurricanes, a major grower Monday announced it will “wind down” citrus operations and ...
Florida’s oranges are battling disease as farmers fight to save them. — -- Florida’s staple crop, citrus, was severely impacted in September 2017 by Hurricane Irma. The deadly storm set records ...