A bleak outlook for Florida’s orange industry has citrus growers looking toward a future filled with new orange varieties. At The Orange Shop in Citra, a fresh fruit gift business, owner Peter Spyke ...

It’s a tough "peel" to swallow – Florida orange farmers are suffering devastating supply and labor issues as the juicy fruit’s retail price is expected to squeeze consumers throughout this year.

When reaching for vibrant fresh oranges or chilled cartons of OJ in your local supermarket, it's quite likely that citrusy goodness originated in California or Florida. Those two states produce the ...

[ooyala code=”ZzOHA1ODE6w0R9LJoV0N9nFe5_nB3puF” player_id=”e94d1153704449a897d545a2af16e53c” width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true”] PENRYN — The ...

Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia. Ask any Floridian and they’ll tell you that the crop is a hallmark ...

Newly released figures on Wednesday have confirmed that Florida had its worst citrus season in almost a century during 2022-2023. Growers were already facing challenges and the situation was made ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing an update to a decades-old orange juice rule that could give American citrus growers a boost — with little to no change in the taste of the ...

A bachelorette party at a West Palm Beach Airbnb turned frightening after police say a man watched women through bushes and exposed himself. Air-1 leads teams to rescue pregnant woman, partner and 3 ...

GIFFORD, Fla. — Area citrus growers say they made it through the cold snap without any major damage, but they have plenty of other issues to tackle to stay afloat. "The quality of this crop is ...

Florida's farmers have spent nearly two decades fending off plagues, freezes and storms that decimated their orange crops. A growing number of them have had enough. A booming real estate market has ...