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Hurricane Ian dealt a major blow to Florida's struggling citrus industry, according to the latest crop estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Officials say the Donaldson tree could offer relief to citrus growers across the state whose latest crop was the lowest since World War II.

The Florida citrus industry could have its hardest year since the Great Depression after two back-to-back hurricanes last fall.

The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s during an attempt to stop the spread of costly tree diseases.

A new variety of fruit is being developed by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center. Its Director, Michael Rogers, says the fruit is meant to be an alternative to California Cuties and Halos.

An appeals court has overturned federal approval of a controversial pesticide that supporters say could help fight a disease that has caused heavy damage in Florida’s citrus industry.

Already decimated by disease, Florida citrus growers are vowing not to let Hurricane Irma deliver an industry death blow. Harvests have plunged 70 percent…

Across the country, advocates are hailing industrial hemp as a miracle crop. Some Floridians even think the plant could surpass oranges as an agricultural…

Florida’s iconic citrus industry remains on path for one of the worst growing seasons in decades, according to the latest orange crop reports. The U.S.…

Despite a decade of bad harvests, a Florida lawmaker says the state’s signature industry is recovering. Growers are optimistic new genetically engineered…