Citing hurricane damage, Charlotte and Orange counties also are asking for a waiver from state law that ... Hurricane Ian in 2022 occurred just weeks before voters went to the polls, and 2018’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
And without even fully factoring in the effect of back-to-back storm strikes, the numbers are not looking good for Florida’s farmers. The USDA forecast projects just 15 million boxes of oranges ...