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Favorable weather in Florida has brought on ample supplies of a variety of Florida citrus items, grower-shippers say.

Heavy rain caused delays for California's citrus harvest at times as the new year got underway. But despite the inconvenience, growers welcomed the precipitation in the drought-stricken state and anticipated littl

Citrus growers were scrambling to harvest fruit out of muddy groves in California, expecting good-quality fruit out of Florida and could see some additional acreage in Texas by next season.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is awarding four grants totaling more than $13.6 million to combat citrus greening disease.

California Citrus Research Board researcher Michelle Cilia has been named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

It may not yet have the prestige of Cuties or Halos mandarins, but the Super Nova variety launched in January by LoBue Bros. Inc., Lindsay, Calif., surpasses competitors when it comes to flavor and sweetness, at least if

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has expanded quarantine areas in Florida due to the further detection of citrus black spot.

Visalia, Calif.-based Pro Citrus Network has named Matt Reel the director of its new East Coast division.

Demand for organic easy-peel citrus varieties has grown significantly, and Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers expects the rise to continue.

You can't say the Florida citrus industry is averse to change.

Editor's Note: This article is the second in a three-part series about the Florida citrus industry and its continuing fight against huanglongbing. Part one focuses on new varieties that some consider promising. Pa

Editor's Note: This article is the first in a three-part series about the Florida citrus industry and its continuing fight against huanglongbing. Part one focuses on new varieties that some consider promising. Par

Florida citrus acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three generations.

Douglas Ackerman, the former head of the Florida Department of Citrus, will now lead a dairy organization.

Sun Pacific will make its presence felt at retail in the last week of October or first week of November with the start of a new season for Cuties clementines and Mighties kiwifruit.

Citrus greening has been found in a Mexican city 23 miles from California.

Heavy rains in Mexico have affected the appearance and movement of citrus exported to the U.S.

Florida Citrus Packers Inc., the Sunshine State's packinghouse trade association, has awarded a central Florida grower-shipper its highest honor.

An Aug. 25 web seminar offered by the Produce for Better Health Foundation will explore the disastrous impact of citrus greening on Florida citrus groves and potential solutions.

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences hired entomologist Bryony Bonning as a teacher and researcher to help combat citrus greening.

Every time public scientists seek solutions to the challenges faced by Florida growers, they wear down buildings and equipment, run up utility bills, and come across a mountain of reporting paperwork.