Citrus Greening

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering $23 million dollars in grant funding to combat citrus greening. The entire state of Florida is in a…

Citrus greening, which has laid waste to vast swaths of Florida's famed orange groves, has definitely gotten the attention of the federal government....

Hundreds of researchers from across the globe are in Orlando this week to talk about one thing, citrus greening. It's a disease that's devastating…

Citrus producers might have another tool for their fight against citrus greening.Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a sensor that can…

Florida is the largest citrus producer in the U.S. and the second largest producer of orange juice in the world. The industry has a $9 billion a year…

Local citrus industry leaders met in Fort Myers Wednesday. They discussed—among other things— the $2 million awarded by the state Legislature for a…

Tucked inside a $77 billion budget is $2 million for the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, an agriculture research facility in…

The federal government will give the Florida Department of Agriculture $5.4 million through the federal Farm Bill to fight a range of diseases and…

Look for Florida Peaches and Florida Olives on store shelves soon! The term ‘Florida Agriculture’ typically brings to mind the state’s $9 billion a year…

Beekeepers and citrus growers have come up with a plan to deal with concerns over bees and pesticide exposure in groves.State officials brought beekeepers…