Florida's citrus industry is in deep decline and growers are trying to hang on as they find ways to withstand disease and disasters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just weeks after Florida's 2024-25 orange crop production estimate was slashed by 20%, growers are facing a polar vortex cold snap ...

Record droughts across the U.S. are fueling fears of crop shortages and skyrocketing food prices.

BELLE GLADE — Belle Glade grower Stewart Stein’s sweet corn pushes up from rich black dirt in the lee of the Herbert Hoover Dike, generally sheltered from cold fronts by northwest breezes that spill ...

Most of Florida’s orange crops took a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, marking a major setback for growers in the state that have been dealing with the effects of what may be the worst known citrus ...

A farmer poses for a portrait near his fields on July 19 in Tampa. The labor market in Central Florida has changed over the past few months, as many migrants fear leaving their homes and are working ...

(The Center Square) – The Florida citrus industry has survived multiple devastating hurricanes in the last several years. It’s also had to deal with freezes and continues to combat citrus greening, a ...

Something is happening in the sprawling fields of the American South that doesn’t quite add up on paper. Despite the fact ...

As forecasts called for freezing weather, David Hill planned to run sprinklers overnight, hoping a coating of ice would protect the crops at his Clermont farm. But Hill, who owns Southern Hill Farms, ...

The man looks out at the empty field, squinting: It's midday and the Central Florida sun is intense. To the untrained eye, this looks like a large dry plot of land. But it's one of the most important ...