citrus growers

Florida growers have struggled for years against residential and commercial development, foreign imports, changes in beverage consumption habits and, since 2005, citrus greening, an incurable bacterial disease.

Florida’s citrus industry still contributes an estimated $8 billion a year to the state economy. That’s despite its longtime battle against greening - a…

Gov. Rick Scott said the state will “soon” begin accepting applications from citrus farmers whose crops and groves were damaged by Hurricane Irma, after...

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday urged the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to approve $340 million in federal block grant funding to help the state’s...

An orchid grower and investors spent nearly $800,000 to purchase property in Pinellas County they believed would give them a leg up in obtaining a...

Florida's citrus growers are blaming Hurricane Irma for one of their worst seasons in decades. In a Naples Daily News report , U.S. agriculture...

A Tampa-based orchid grower is challenging a rule proposed by state health officials, arguing the proposal fails to properly carry out a law giving...

The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma.

Florida's citrus industry got some dire news Tuesday from an organization that advises the federal government on science and technical matters.

Despite a decade of bad harvests, a Florida lawmaker says the state’s signature industry is recovering. Growers are optimistic new genetically...

Citrus growers received some good news about the outlook for this year's crop, but the long-term prognosis remains dire for the industry threatened by…