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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…
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Gov. Rick Scott said the state will “soon” begin accepting applications from citrus farmers whose crops and groves were damaged by Hurricane Irma, after...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma.
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Gov. Rick Scott is asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to move quickly to get disaster-relief funding into the hands of Florida citrus...
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Florida's citrus industry got some dire news Tuesday from an organization that advises the federal government on science and technical matters.
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Despite a decade of bad harvests, a Florida lawmaker says the state’s signature industry is recovering. Growers are optimistic new genetically...
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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…