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Florida citrus growers produced their smallest output in more than a century during the 2024-25 growing season, according to ...
When Americans think of fresh orange juice, they probably picture a glass poured straight from Florida’s sun-drenched groves. But for two decades, the state’s citrus industry has been under siege by a ...
‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats ...
Hammered by hurricanes and citrus greening disease, Florida's citrus industry ended the 2024-2025 growing season with the ...
Florida’s citrus industry ended the 2024-25 season with its lowest output in more than a century, the Department of ...
Citrus groves in Florida, which covered more than 832,00 acres (336,698 hectares) at the turn of the century, populated scarcely 275,000 acres (111,288 hectares) last year, and California has ...
Individual protective covers shield young orange trees from the Asian citrus psyllid, which carry citrus greening disease, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Lake Wales, Fla.
Citrus greening is a disease with no known cure that has infected nearly every citrus grove. It first cropped up 20 years ago ...
Disease, hurricanes, foreign competition and regulatory hurdles make growing citrus more challenging than ever.
Florida’s orange production rose 1% in July, marking five months without a decline, encouraging news for the state's citrus ...
In locations like Florida, California, and Arizona, September kicks off citrus season. Here's how to care for your citrus trees as fall gets underway.
Polk County, which includes Lake Wales, contains more acres of citrus than any other county in Florida. And in 2023, more people moved to Polk County than any other county in the country.