Florida, told ABC News. Citrus trees can be staked in order to provide support from the hurricane-force winds, Lindsay said. Some farmers have tried wrapping the trees in tarp-like material ...
Citrus crops across the Sunshine State are in a world of hurt, as back-to-back hurricanes and one of the most serious plant diseases plague oranges and their prices. "Milton came across the center ...
Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by strong storms that roll through the state.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – New estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Florida’s citrus crop was struggling before Hurricane Milton, with the cyclone expected to further ...
Following Hurricanes Irma (2017), Ian (2022) and Idalia (2023), Florida's citrus sector suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in agricultural losses. Since last year, the state has lost nearly ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane ...
New estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Florida’s citrus crop was struggling before Hurricane Milton, with the cyclone expected to further exacerbate the challenges that ...
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. “ ...