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

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

Once a global symbol of sunshine in a glass, Florida's orange industry is now a fraction of what it was—and it may never come back. At this year's Florida Citrus Show, growers faced a stunning number, ...

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 ...

BARTOW, Florida – Florida is facing its worst drought in 25 years, intensifying pressure on a citrus industry already battered by disease, hurricanes and rising costs. According to the U.S. Drought ...

LABELLE, Fla. (WINK)—A tiny insect has been spreading citrus greening through Florida groves for years, causing millions of dollars in damage to the state's signature crop, but researchers and ...

In a Central Florida field, out in the wind and the sun and near a pen holding baby goats, sit two symbols of Florida’s citrus industry. They were school buses in the 1970s and sometime later were ...

An orange tree infected with Asian citrus psyllids is seen in a large grove, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Sebring, Fla. The insect causes citrus greening, a bacterial infection, which over time affects ...

Florida's once-iconic oranges are vanishing from store shelves quickly, as ongoing challenges threaten the future of the ...