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Battered by hurricanes, disease and expenses, Florida citrus growers get a $675 million federal lifeline to help them through ...
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 ...
USDA announced $675.9 million in disaster aid to Florida farmers for hurricane damage, as part of a $30 billion relief effort ...
Commissioner Simpson Praises USDA, President Trump for Critical Funding Following Successive Hurricane Seasons Florida's agricultural industry, battered by over $3 billion in damages from the 2023 and ...
Florida’s citrus industry has been impacted by a perfect storm of impacts with production levels not seen since before World ...
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 percent in less than three decades.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s orange crop production just increased slightly, but it’s still on track to be the smallest harvest since 1920. The USDA now expects 12 million boxes this season ...
EL CENTRO — Imperial County is taking proactive steps to protect its citrus industry by investing in a specialized canine ...
USDA's October citrus forecast, released Oct. 11, less than two days after Milton made landfall in Florida’s citrus belt, estimated Florida would produce 15 million boxes of oranges this season ...
Over the past few decades, citrus trees across the country have fallen victim to citrus greening, a disease that has wiped out large swaths of Florida’s once-thriving orange groves.