citrus money

The Florida Department of Agriculture in the 2000s destroyed citrus trees in an attempt to stop citrus greening and other diseases.

The industry has seen its production sharply decline the past couple of decades because of issues such as residential and commercial development, foreign imports and a devastating bacterial disease known as citrus greening.

The Florida Supreme Court will not overturn the governor’s vetoes of money the state owes some residents for destroying their citrus trees. However,...