Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...

Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of ...

"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the ...

Once citrus finds a spot that it likes, then it thrives. Oranges and mandarins sometimes need a favourable microclimate to ...

How does the idea of a compact, aromatic, and fun-to-grow citrus tree strike you? It does sound good, doesn’t it, so let's look at how to grow a kumquat tree outdoors to fill any space with beauty and ...

John Barben is a fourth-generation Florida citrus grower and vice president of Barben Fruit Company. He is also a board ...

Do you have a green thumb? Maybe you’re interested in growing something that will blossom in your yard. The spring gardening season is a […] ...

Florida orange production has fallen by some 90% in the past two decades in large part due to citrus greening, but growers ...

A bug-free tree A whole ecosystem of businesses dependent on Florida citrus is at risk if the crops fail, including 33,000 full-time and part-time jobs and an economic impact of $6.8 billion in ...

Researchers have been working for eight years on a genetically modified tree that can kill the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. The process involves inserting a gene into a citrus ...

The remaining $10 million slotted for the citrus industry will help the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services offer cost-sharing so citrus packinghouses can buy or refurbish ...

Hit by Storms and Disease, Florida's Citrus Growers Try to Survive Until Bug-Free Trees Arrive LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of ...