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.

Fresh from bagging pythons in the Everglades, then meeting with sugar growers in Clewiston, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

USDA is unleashing over a half billion dollars in further aid to Florida growers and businesses in the aftermath of ...

Florida’s citrus industry has been impacted by a perfect storm of impacts with production levels not seen since before World ...

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 ...

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.

Ray Royce, executive director of Highlands County Citrus Growers Association, likens it to a pre-existing medical condition. “I’m an old guy.

California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California ...

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% in less than three decades.

She looked for ways that USDA could inform consumers of the level of integrity that goes into the organic program. USDA is taking comments on the specialty crop initiative until March 8.