Florida citrus growers harvest crops and use irrigation systems to protect oranges from potentially damaging cold weather and freezing temperatures.

Florida’s on track to have its worst orange season in nearly a century. The state’s citrus industry generates millions of ...

Local farmers are seeing a decrease in citrus growth, and University of Florida scientists are researching a way to help one of Florida’s biggest crop exports.

GROVELAND, Fla. — Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered from above. “Just healthy leaves,” he said, noting the ...

The threat comes from HLB, also known as citrus greening, a tree virus spread by the very tiny Asian citrus psyllid.

LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes ...

As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered ...

LAKE WALES — 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 ...