If cattle ranching represents Florida’s working landscape, citrus represents Florida’s public image. Oranges are the state ...

GROVELAND, Fla. — Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered from above. “Just healthy leaves,” he said, noting the ...

With farmers caught shorthanded and with crops not ready for harvesting, a pair of winter storms at the beginning and end of ...

BARTOW, Florida – Citrus was a cornerstone of Florida's economy and identity for more than a century, but a decades-long decline driven by an invasive predator and relentless hurricanes leaves some ...

Donaldson might just be the last branch keeping Florida’s orange juice flowing. When Americans think of fresh orange juice, they probably picture a glass poured straight from Florida’s sun-drenched ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Local farmers are seeing a decrease in citrus growth, and University of Florida scientists are researching a way to restore one of Florida’s main crop exports. An ...

All ag industries in the state suffered from major freeze damage, with blueberries and strawberries being the hardest hit and ...

Citrus greening has had a devastating impact on Florida's orange industry, reducing orange production by 92.5% over the past two decades. This bacterial disease is caused by a microbe that spreads ...