The Indian River Citrus League, a historic advocate for Florida's citrus industry, has suspended its operations, leaving its future uncertain.

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Orange juice was once a symbol of health and the United States’ booming agriculture. In the 1950s, advertisements sponsored by the Florida Citrus Commission encouraged Americans to drink “a full big ...

With farmers caught shorthanded and with crops not ready for harvesting, a pair of winter storms at the beginning and end of ...

All ag industries in the state suffered from major freeze damage, with blueberries and strawberries being the hardest hit and ...

Citrus greening has had a devastating impact on Florida's orange industry, reducing orange production by 92.5% over the past two decades. This bacterial disease is caused by a microbe that spreads ...

Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) toured an orange grove in Polk City that saw 40% of its crop take weather damage during a cold ...

Read full article: Florida citrus farmers await federal aid months after hurricanes damaged crops Fred Gmitter, a geneticist at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center, holds an ...

THAN 60 TO MORE THAN 80 FOR YEARS, ORANGE PRODUCTION IN FLORIDA HAS BEEN DECLINING. FARMERS HAVE FOUGHT WITH DIFFICULT DISEASES AND WEATHER, WIPING OUT ENTIRE GROVES. BUT THERE IS FINALLY A CHANGE.

A greater number of Florida oranges is expected to be available for consumers next year, according to a citrus production forecast released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Last ...

Despite the end of a significant Florida drought, a forecastwetter-than-average winter by AccuWeather.com meteorologists could spelltrouble for the 2009-2010 Florida citrus crop and could result in ...