UF-IFAS experts say tropical fruit trees may be better suited to state's warming climate.

Asian citrus psyllid adults feeding on citrus. Diaphorina citri, citrus disease, pests. 2009 Annual Research Report photo by Tyler Jones. Greening disease has devastated citrus in Florida, with the US ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida’s iconic citrus industry may be showing early signs of a comeback after years of steady decline, according to new federal estimates and growers working to keep trees alive ...

The Sunshine State’s signature crop faces an existential crisis due to disease and the effects of climate change. Citrus greening has had a devastating impact on Florida's orange industry, reducing ...

The Florida Legislature today approved a nearly $196 million investment in the state’s citrus industry as part of its 2026-27 fiscal year budget to accelerate sector recovery.

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When reaching for vibrant fresh oranges or chilled cartons of OJ in your local supermarket, it's quite likely that citrusy goodness originated in California or Florida. Those two states produce the ...

Florida's citrus industry is in deep decline and growers are trying to hang on as they find ways to withstand disease and disasters.

Citrus greening, a disease that reduces yield, compromises the flavor, color, and size of citrus fruit and eventually kills the citrus tree, is now present in all 34 Floridian citrus-producing ...