Florida farmers consider hops as citrus industry crisis continues
Looking for cash crops to augment the declining citrus industry is nothing new for Florida’s citrus growers; what is new is the latest crop up for consideration: hops. Hops [...]
Citrus Forecast Not Starting on a High Note
The 2015-16 citrus season had some definite silver linings that Florida’s citrus growers could hang their hats on. Highlights include one USDA citrus forecast after another for four months [...]
CRISPR Gene Editing to Save Citrus Industry?
The Florida Citrus Industry needs all the scientific advancements and breakthroughs it can get to fight citrus greening. Citrus greening, or HLB, has been attacking Florida’s citrus industry since [...]
A Look at Citrus Expo Speaker Lineup
The 25th Annual Citrus Expo is slated for August 17th and 18th at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers, and it’s shaping up to be an event that’s [...]
Citrus Industry Given a Deadline for Viability
The citrus industry in Florida has been hit hard by citrus greening, also known as HLB. and many have wondered how long the industry can hold on in the [...]
The Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act Aimed at Helping Industry
Florida’s citrus industry is in dire straits, and a new measure aimed at assisting citrus growers to help the industry stay afloat in the face of citrus greening’s destructive [...]
New Water Sensor Lets Leaves Talk to Growers
Water is a precious commodity and an important part of any farm or agricultural operation. Farmers such as citrus growers, avocado farmers, peach growers and others are constantly trying [...]
Biotechnology Uses Spinach Genes to Fight Citrus Greening
Biotechnology is one avenue of attack aimed at citrus greening, or HLB, that holds a great deal of promise. Southern Gardens Citrus President Rick Kress gave an update at [...]
New UF/IFAS-Created Method Tells Growers More About Citrus Decay
There are many different groups studying citrus greening, but there’s still a lot about the disease that is unknown. For instance, researchers don’t know why fruit is dropping prematurely [...]
Florida Department of Citrus Sees Big Budget and Staff Cuts
Citrus Greening has been tough on Florida citrus growers, and the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) is feeling the sting of the disease too. The Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) [...]
Registration Open for the Florida Citrus Expo
Florida citrus may be down, but it’s definitely not out. Though citrus greening is taking a negative toll on the industry, the industry is holding strong in the Sunshine [...]
Citrus Greening Remedy Coming Soon Say Researchers
Citrus Greening, or HLB, is a problem that the best and the brightest minds are working on in Florida, and a recent piece in a National Public Radio article [...]
Nurseries excited about two new early Valencia orange varieties from UF/IFAS
Florida citrus growers are in a dire need of new orange trees, and two new early UF/IFAS-created Valencia orange varieties have the interest of nurseries that can then supply [...]
A Look at Bactericides
Citrus greening (HLB) has been slowly strangling Florida’s citrus industry since it was detected in 2005. Despite many promising treatments and remedies, researchers have found little to stem the [...]
Citrus in the News: Florida Citrus Forecast Improved by 2 Million Boxes
Although citrus greening is still a very real threat to Florida’s citrus industry, the USDA announced in its most recent forecast that it expects Florida will be able to [...]
Florida Citrus Hall of Fame to Celebrate Three New Inductees
The Selection Committee for the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame has announced its latest three inductees: Dr. William S. Castle, John C. Norris, and Victor B. Story, Jr. [...]
Florida Citrus Industry At Risk Due to HLB
Florida scientists are racing to find solutions to the rising citrus greening problem, destroying groves across the state. In the past decade, Florida agriculture has lost nearly $8 billion [...]
USDA Chief Scientist Visits Citrus Research & Education Center to Check Citrus Greening Research
Catherine Woteki, the USDA Under Secretary paid a visit to the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred this past Tuesday, February 23rd to view [...]
Citrus in the news: Florida’s universities combat citrus greening
Two Florida schools are doing their part to protect Florida’s citrus industry against HLB, or citrus greening: The University of Central Florida and The University of Florida. This year, [...]
USDA awards $20 million dollars for citrus greening research
Citrus greening has devastated millions of acres of Florida’s crops throughout the years. Infected trees can destroy crops and damage your bottom line. The United States Department of Agriculture [...]
