Researchers Appear Close To A Remedy For Citrus Greening Disease

By Amy Green
NPR
Florida is known for its oranges and orange juice. For the past decade, a disease called greening has devastated the citrus crop there, and it has spread to other states. Now there's hope for a cure. Listen here.

'Greening' Squeezes Florida's Citrus Industry

By Amy Green
NPR
Florida's citrus industry has been hit hard by "greening." The disease has caused a sharp drop in the number of oranges, grapefruits and tangerines harvested in the Sunshine State. Listen here.

In Sugar Price Supports, Sour Tastes For Consumers

By Amy Green
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — Behind every candy bar and can of soda is a complex government program of import tariffs and farmer loans establishing the price of sugar. The program, which has been in place in one form or another since shortly after the founding of the United States, is responsible for the success of Florida’s $1.3 billion sugar industry, the nation’s largest producer of sugar cane. Read more here.