EPA chief Lee Zeldin met with Florida agricultural leaders in Pompano Beach to back a gene-edited rootstock aimed at fighting ...

Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening, first observed more than a hundred years ago in Asia, is the most serious disease threat to the citrus-growing industry worldwide due to its complexity, ...

The Louisiana citrus industry is in decline, but new methods like tree screening and healthy budwood grafting give farmers ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona this week after two citrus trees in a residential area tested positive for Huanglongbing, ...

Citrus greening is a widespread disease in Florida that affects all citrus cultivars. The disease is spread by an insect called the Asian citrus psyllid, which infects the tree as it feeds. Improving ...

Asian citrus psyllid adults feeding on citrus. Diaphorina citri, citrus disease, pests. 2009 Annual Research Report photo by Tyler Jones. Greening disease has devastated citrus in Florida, with the US ...

Florida's citrus industry is in deep decline and growers are trying to hang on as they find ways to withstand disease and disasters.

TALLAHASSEE — Citrus growers in Florida received some positive news Thursday with forecast production increases for the current season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture posted slight increases in ...

Florida will continue to welcome incoming motorists with free orange juice, even as the Department of Citrus ponders its future. The Citrus Commission approved a $250,000 contract with Visit Florida ...