Now, hope is budding on an unlikely branch: a 30-year-old tree named Donaldson, growing on a research farm near Groveland.

Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight ...

Much of the money will go to marketing and research designed to reduce plant diseases that threaten citrus groves.

The Tampa Tribune reported, “The Christmas day freeze of 1983 is believed to be the worst freeze the industry has suffered ...

Citrus greening A citrus tree infected by HLB, more commonly known as greening ... Meet the tree that could save Florida’s citrus industry June 12, 2025 at 8:41 pm EDT Gallery SEA LIFE ...

poses a serious threat to the Florida citrus industry. HLB is associated with tree infection by its presumed causal agent Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and is spreading to many citrus-growing ...

In a new strategy to combat citrus greening disease, scientists have engineered citrus trees to act as both bait and ...

Florida's citrus industry has faced several devastating challenges, including freezes and diseases. Despite setbacks like citrus canker and citrus greening, growers remain optimistic about the future.

United States Department of Agriculture scientists have discovered a tree that may be resistant to citrus greening.

Florida’s citrus industry received a significant boost in the state budget approved for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Checking the farm’s trees — which grow several varieties ... the last two years have been tough for the entire citrus industry in Florida. “We lost around 90% of our stuff,” he said.