Citrus

With one leader saying it is on the "brink of disaster," Florida's citrus industry is nearing the end of the 2023-2024 growing season showing relatively little growth from the previous hurricane-marred season.

As orange prices boom and crops plummet worldwide, scientists in Central Florida lead the search for citrus greening solutions with genetic engineering.

Bruises continue to be inflicted on Florida's citrus industry, as the forecast for the nearly concluded growing season dropped further Friday.

Free orange juice will continue to flow at Florida interstate welcome centers while state citrus officials adjust to a pending 10% legislative budget cut for their promotional efforts.

Research using oak leaves on citrus trees to combat citrus greening has been fruitful so far. Some growers say it’s been a lifesaver, but others say it’s not enough.

Florida's citrus industry got some bitter news Thursday as it enters the final months of the 2023-2024 growing season.

Florida's struggling citrus industry opened the new year without seeing changes in production estimates for this growing season, as state lawmakers begin to decide how much money to pump into agriculture issues.

Christa Court, director of the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program, breaks down the citrus industry's impact on the local economy.

A forecast released Thursday says that Florida is expected to produce 20.5 million boxes of oranges during the 2023-2024 season, up from 15.8 million boxes last season.

Hurricane Ian dealt a major blow to Florida's struggling citrus industry, according to the latest crop estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Florida citrus officials say growers are getting more anxious while continuing to wait for federal assistance approved after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole uprooted trees and flooded fields last fall.

Production numbers for Florida’s orange crop continue to decline as the citrus industry’s storm-battered season nears an end.