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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The response from a CDFA economic analysis as well as trade groups has been that these cutbacks could be devastating for citrus, winegrape and cotton growers.
The House Appropriations Committee has approved $69.5 million to be put toward researching and preventing the spread of Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, in the United States.
Retail orange juice sales rose to the highest levels seen since 2015 in April, when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted stay-at-home orders and business closures.
Citrus leaders in the state say so far there is no evidence of citrus greening in commercial citrus groves, a disease that ravaged Florida citrus groves over the last 15 years.
