Citrus County has nearly overcome the worst of the river flooding caused by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall in Florida ...
Weeks after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida's already ailing citrus producing region, industry leaders are still ...
According to the Florida citrus industry, every citrus-producing county in the Sunshine State was affected during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Most harvesters reported losses of 30 to 70 percent ...
When Hurricane ... to recover from citrus greening, a disease that’s ravaged orange production for decades. Following Hurricanes Irma (2017), Ian (2022) and Idalia (2023), Florida's citrus ...
According to the Florida citrus industry, every citrus-producing county in Florida was affected during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Most harvesters reported losses of 30 to 70 percent, with initial ...
Florida's agricultural fields -- including the state's iconic orange groves and berry farms -- are routinely damaged by ...
Citrus growers in Florida are still assessing the damage from Hurricane Milton ... St. Lucie, and Hendry County), which accounted for 69% of the state’s citrus production last year, lay right ...
Just a decade ago, about 70% of the world's grapefruit grew in Indian River County ... Following Hurricane Ian in 2022, Florida lost about 80% of that year's citrus crop. Overall, farmers suffered ...
Initial damage assessments from Hurricane Milton are still underway, but previous hurricanes offer a bleak forecast. For example, every citrus-producing county in Florida was affected by Hurricane ...
The damage comes at a particularly difficult time as growers were looking for a bounce back after Hurricane Ian also damaged crops in 2022. Citrus growers in Florida are still assessing the damage ...