Over the last 20 years, production in Florida orange groves has plummeted 92%, according to the U.S. Department of ...

John Barben is a fourth-generation Florida citrus grower and vice president of Barben Fruit Company. He is also a board ...

"At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the ...

Do you have a green thumb? Maybe you’re interested in growing something that will blossom in your yard. The spring gardening season is a […] ...

“At some point, this isn't going to be an orange grove anymore," Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the rows of trees in Lake Wales, Florida. "You look around here, and it's ...

Counties like Citrus and Orange are named after the fruit, the orange blossom ... Florida. With Milton striking just before harvest, we saw a significant amount of fruit loss and damaged trees.

LAKE WALES — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on ...

The shields remain on the trees for years. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Those catastrophes contributed to a 90% decline in orange production over the past two decades. Citrus groves in Florida ...

“At some point, this isn’t going to be an orange grove anymore,” Murphy, a third-generation grower, says as he gazes at the rows of trees in Lake Wales, Florida. “You look around ...