Through the Tree Assistance Program, USDA is providing Florida - the area of highest immediate need - with additional support to combat HLB. Other citrus-growing states could be eligible for ...

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

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

Two new research projects aimed at preventing and diagnosing the devastating citrus greening disease have been launched at the University of California, Davis, funded by more than $5 million in grants ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $30 million in funding for 22 projects to help citrus producers combat Huanglongbing (HLB) -- or citrus greening, a devastating citrus disease that ...

USDA has invested more than $380 million to address citrus greening between fiscal years 2009 and 2015, including $43.6 million through the SCRI CDRE program since 2015.

Most infected trees eventually become non-productive. The disease has already affected millions of citrus trees in North America. Citrus greening was first detected in Florida in 2005. Florida has ...

USDA announces $31.5 million in funding for research to fight citrus greening 06/12/14 11:52 AM By Agri-Pulse staff ...

Since 2009, USDA has invested more than $400 million to address citrus greening, including more than $57 million through the Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program since 2014.

Citrus greening has devastated crops in Asia and parts of the Middle East and South and Central America. In the U.S., the disease and the insect that spreads it are found in Florida, Georgia ...

Also Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an additional $6.5 million for previously approved citrus greening research projects.

Two new research projects aimed at preventing and diagnosing the devastating citrus greening disease have been launched at the University of California, Davis, funded by more than $5 million in grants ...