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An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation with renewable energy.

Hurricane Ian is responsible for between $787 million and nearly $1.6 billion in agriculture losses in Florida, according to a preliminary estimate.

Federal agriculture officials have announced a slight increase in Florida citrus projections.

A Florida citrus company has sold another piece of land to the state for preservation.

“We’re in the fight of our lives against this disease. We’re an $8 billion industry, and we generate about 46,000 jobs, and so we’re very important to the state of Florida, and many of the rural communities in Florida in the interior rely on citrus.”

The Florida Department of Emergency Management has received more than 340 million dollars to aid in citrus recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma. Farmers will be able to apply for grants that support tree planting and irrigation rebuilding.

Florida's citrus crop is projected to be historically low as growers approach mid-season.

Hurricane Irma hammered citrus growers, but Florida is home to a lot of other vegetable and fruit production too. How are those other growers faring, two months after the storm?

Florida citrus growers remain hopeful for federal help by the year's end.

University of Florida researchers think they’ve found a way to cure trees infected with citrus greening. And U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has announced federal grants to help curb the disease.