Much of the federal grants will go to help citrus growers recover from recent hurricanes and fight pests damaging fruit.

Fresh from bagging pythons in the Everglades, then meeting with sugar growers in Clewiston, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

Battered by hurricanes, disease and expenses, Florida citrus growers get a $675 million federal lifeline to help them through ...

USDA is unleashing over a half billion dollars in further aid to Florida growers and businesses in the aftermath of ...

Commissioner Simpson Praises USDA, President Trump for Critical Funding Following Successive Hurricane Seasons Florida's agricultural industry, battered by over $3 billion in damages from the 2023 and ...

Daily Ridge News Polk Congressman Scott Franklin Led Florida Delegation’s Bipartisan Framework for National Farm Disaster Relief—Part of $21B Aid Plan and $676M Now Headed to Florida Polk County, FL – ...

USDA announced $675.9 million in disaster aid to Florida farmers for hurricane damage, as part of a $30 billion relief effort ...

This funding is a major victory that will help them rebuild, recover, and continue feeding our state and nation.' ...

As a comparison, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected last month that Florida this growing season will produce 12 million boxes of oranges and 1.2 million boxes of grapefruit.

With research occurring at places such as the University of Florida, Joyner said the goal is to stabilize the industry by putting into groves trees that are resistant to citrus greening, which is ...

A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help local researchers combat a disease that's threatening Florida's $11 billion citrus industry.