Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of ...

Before planting clear the area of all grass and weeds. Add 4 to 5 shovelfuls of organic matter like peat moss or manure to ...

As the Florida House and Senate prepare to negotiate a new state budget, among the big issues they will face is a push by ...

a disease that’s killing citrus trees in Florida, Texas and California, among other places. The grant, Simon said, was intended to pay for a field trial of a possible treatment for citrus greening.

Trevor Murphy, inspects an orange tree in one of his groves, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Sebring, Fla. Murphy, whose family has been growing oranges for generations, is hoping for a cure to citrus ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange trees from .

"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the rows of trees in ... and a vicious citrus greening disease have left ...