Battered by hurricanes, disease and expenses, Florida citrus growers get a $675 million federal lifeline to help them through ...

Fresh from bagging pythons in the Everglades, then meeting with sugar growers in Clewiston, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

Much of the federal grants will go to help citrus growers recover from recent hurricanes and fight pests damaging fruit.

USDA is unleashing over a half billion dollars in further aid to Florida growers and businesses in the aftermath of ...

On Monday evening, the committee approved the nominations of Dudley Hoskins to be undersecretary for marketing and regulatory ...

California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California ...

Ray Royce, executive director of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, likens it to a pre-existing medical condition. “I’m an old guy.

The USDA forecast of 15 million boxes is nearly three million boxes less than the total production of Florida citrus during the 2023-24 harvest season, which was 17.96 million boxes.

Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90% in less than three decades.

There are more than 120 growers on about 1,100 acres of land dedicated to commercial citrus within the Valley Center quarantine. In addition, 120 nurseries that may have citrus trees.

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