Citrus Greening

Florida’s newly elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried will become the first woman to ever hold the office, and she’s the…

With the November 6 general election now less than a week away, we continue WGCU’s series of interviews with the Republican and Democratic nominees for…

Citrus greening is a disease caused by a bacterium that is spread by a small insect called an Asian citrus psyllid. It first turned up here in Florida in…

As the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary, researchers there say that they’re…

The final forecast of the 2016-2017 season for Florida's struggling citrus industry shows the orange crop falling 16 percent from the previous season —...

Florida’s orange crop is less than a third what is was 20 years ago, and most farmers blame citrus greening for the decline. The greening of the iconic…

Attorneys for Gov. Rick Scott argued Monday the Florida Supreme Court should reject a lawsuit challenging the governor’s veto of $37.4 million that...

Reflecting the industry’s sagging fortunes, the Florida Citrus Commission is recommending a 22 percent spending cut.

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Gov. Rick Scott's administration until noon Monday to respond to a lawsuit challenging the governor's veto...

Florida’s citrus industry has seen its share of ups and downs, and running alongside the growers and grove owners all that time has been the Citrus…