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The rare but deadly mosquito-borne illness was detected in sentinel chickens in both counties in recent weeks.

An administrative law judge Thursday ordered the Florida Department of Health to pay $50,000 in attorney fees to a company that successfully challenged a…

By News Service of FloridaAmid ongoing struggles in Florida's citrus industry, the Department of Citrus appears to be turning attention to studying orange…

Florida’s citrus industry still contributes an estimated $8 billion a year to the state economy. That’s despite its longtime battle against greening - a...

A year after Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida’s citrus industry, growers are on pace to slightly surpass their production from two years ago.Forecast…

Gov. Rick Scott said the state will “soon” begin accepting applications from citrus farmers whose crops and groves were damaged by Hurricane Irma, after…

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday urged the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to approve $340 million in federal block grant funding to help the state’s…

Florida's citrus growers are blaming Hurricane Irma for one of their worst seasons in decades.In a Naples Daily News report , U.S. agriculture officials…

Gov. Rick Scott is asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to move quickly to get disaster-relief funding into the hands of Florida citrus growers,…

Florida's citrus industry got some dire news Tuesday from an organization that advises the federal government on science and technical matters.In a…