citrus greening

As orange prices boom and crops plummet worldwide, scientists in Central Florida lead the search for citrus greening solutions with genetic engineering.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida legislators have agreed to pay millions to homeowners in two counties whose healthy citrus trees were torn down in a failed attempt to eradicate citrus canker.

Looking to juice Florida’s citrus industry, Florida’s Natural Growers is offering $10 million in incentives to plant new orange trees.

A bipartisan bill making it easier for farmers to replace trees affected by citrus greening is now heading to the floor of the US House of Representatives. The goal of the bill is provide tax incentives to farmers who can’t afford to replace trees affected by citrus greening, a devastating plant disease that impacting Florida’s citrus industry.

Florida researchers believe they are closer to a cure for citrus greening.The disease has devastated the state's $10 billion iconic crop and is spreading in other states like California and Texas.But will a cure arrive in time to save Florida's oranges?

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.

Leu Gardens will replace its citrus grove.The gardens says nearly all of its historic grove has succumbed to citrus greening.

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is meeting with citrus growers in Lakeland today to discuss citrus greening and the Oriental fruit fly.Florida orange growers are…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering $23 million dollars in grant funding to combat citrus greening. The entire state of Florida is in a…

Hundreds of researchers from across the globe are in Orlando this week to talk about one thing, citrus greening.It's a disease that's devastating Florida's $9 billion iconic crop and threatening citrus worldwide.Some of the most promising research comes from tiny Lake Alfred, Fla.the global front line in the fight against greening.