Hit by storms and disease, Florida’s citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive
Florida’s citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease. As production of the state’s signature crop has declined in recent years, many citrus farmers have sold ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d
Florida's citrus industry faces threats from hurricanes, disease and real estate
A bug-free tree A whole ecosystem of businesses dependent on Florida citrus is at risk if the crops fail, including 33,000 fulltime and part-time jobs and an economic impact of $6.8 billion in ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution8d
Hit by storms and disease, Florida's citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive
Population growth, hurricanes and a vicious citrus greening disease have ... free tree or other options arrive to repel the disease or treat the trees. Those catastrophes contributed to a 90% ...
U.S. News & World Report9d
Hit by Storms and Disease, Florida's Citrus Growers Try to Survive Until Bug-Free Trees Arrive
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 ...