Florida citrus

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

Numbers released Wednesday confirmed that Florida’s 2022-2023 citrus season was the worst in nearly a century, as growers tried to recover from an early-season hurricane that exacerbated industry struggles.

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

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Florida citrus growers recorded a very slight bump in orange production in the final count of the growing season, but the industry still experienced one of its most-devastating seasons in eight decades.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report Friday that estimated Florida growers will fill 44.75 million boxes of oranges, grapefruit and specialty crops during the soon-to-end season, down more than 22% from the previous season.

The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to stop the spread of costly tree diseases.

WFSU News interviews Jeannie Economos, pesticide health and safety project coordinator with the Farmworker Association of Florida, following a recent federal court ruling that rejected the EPA's registration of aldicarb for use on the state's citrus.

An appeals court has overturned federal approval of a controversial pesticide that supporters say could help fight a disease that has caused heavy damage in Florida’s citrus industry.

The neurotoxin aldicarb is banned in about 100 countries, and is only one of 36 pesticides that the World Health Organization has called "extremely hazardous." It’s now allowed to be used on Florida oranges and grapefruits.

Hurricane Irma continues to challenge Florida’s citrus industry. Two growing seasons separated from the September 2017 storm that flooded groves and...

Researchers at the University of Florida released a study this month in the journal Phytopathology , saying there's a way to more quickly and...