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Major Florida grower Alico plans to build new community after ending citrus operations
CBS News Miami Live One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre (1,200 hectare) community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing
Hit by storms and disease, Florida’s citrus growers try to survive until bug-free trees arrive
As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the
Florida’s agriculture industry hit with $190-million losses from Hurricane Milton
FILE – Foundations and debris remain after buildings were swept from their foundations and destroyed during Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., Sunday,
Hurricane Milton farm losses could top $642 million in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Agricultural production losses in Florida from Hurricane Milton could reach $642.7 million, pushing the state’s potential crop and livestock losses from three hurricanes
Hurricane Milton deals big blow to citrus industry in Florida
TALLAHASSEE – Damage from Hurricane Milton is driving down citrus production from what was already expected to be a historic low in the current growing season,
What autonomous tech means for crops, workers who harvest them
HOMESTEAD – Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had
Floria nursery industry takes hurricane hit
TALLAHASSEE – Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of damage in Hurricane Milton. Florida’s nursery
Florida citrus season forecast
TALLAHASSEE — A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that
For some South Florida farms, agritourism is subject of survival
MIAMI – A Redland resident problems a dire warning about Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee’s efforts to loosen rules for farmers. “You can finish up spending