Florida orange growers are bracing for yet another record-low harvest as climate challenges and diseased trees continue to ...
The December numbers were the first projections after Hurricane Milton pounded citrus-growing areas in October.
Despite the best efforts and hopes of the citrus industry, hurricanes and a bacteria continue to batter Florida's diminished ...
NewsChannel 7 visited farmers in Jackson County on Friday to ask a specific question: how did this week’s hard freeze affect ...
TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to Florida’s decades ... Milton in 2024 on our trees, already weakened from years of citrus greening disease, has led Alico to conclude that growing citrus is no longer ...
A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases.
Orange groves owned by Alico have been at the heart of Florida's citrus ... Many other citrus growers say they're struggling, too. These struggles stem from a plant disease called greening and ...
Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight ... Thus, when you put the gene into the tree, the plant produces the protein that kills psyllids.
Enjoy the refreshing flavor of limes any time by growing a lime tree indoors. Lime trees (Citrus aurantiifolia) are believed to be native to Southeast Asia, but these plants can grow indoors in ...
Alico Inc. announced Monday that it planned to wind down its citrus operations after the current crop is harvested later this year. About 3,400 citrus acres (1,376 hectares) will be managed by ...