The Race to Save Florida Orange Industry From Total Collapse
For 20 years, orange groves have been ravaged by an incurable disease that causes fruit to drop before it is ripe, and leaves it tasting bitter. Florida’s orange production—more than 90% of which is used for juice—is down 95% since the arrival of the disease, called citrus greening. Last year, 60,000 orange acres went out of production—26% of Florida’s remaining total. Read what’s happening here.