Most people know Florida’s citrus industry is struggling with citrus greening. The threat, however, doesn’t exist in a silo, and residential trees – where the plant disease was first detected in the ...

The AgNet News Hour covers California’s HLB citrus threat, UC ANR’s research mission, and The Reservoir’s role in advancing ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. It is one of the most promising discoveries to date ...

As Florida’s citrus season begins, stretching from October through May, orange trees hang heavy with ripe fruit, bursting with vitamin C and antioxidants just as cold and flu season arrives. It’s as ...

Fred Gmitter, a geneticist at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center, holds an orange affected by citrus greening disease at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2018.

The effort targets citrus greening, a fast-spreading disease that has already cut Florida’s orange crop by 30% and threatens to wipe out global supply within decades. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued a citrus quarantine this week for northern San Diego County and part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The quarantine was issued after state ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Citrus has always been synonymous with Florida. The orange adorns the state license plate. The University of Florida’s famed football stadium was named after an orange magnate.

TALLAHASSEE — Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three ...