Despite two hurricanes, Plant City farmers want to see strawberry fields forever, and that may include a new and better berry ...

Florida researchers work on genetically modifying trees to kill insects as Fort Myers based grower, Alico, stops citrus production.

The grand opening of Scott Moore’s new venture, Calico Cactus, A Modern Taco Shop, in St. Augustine, is schedule for Jan. 14.

Researchers successfully added a gene to several types of citrus, which causes the tree to make a protein that kills greening ...

A senior official says Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, sinks, toilets and some ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible ...

Prickly pear is sweet and delicious, but you can only eat it if you can manage to cut it safely and remove its spikes. Here's ...

Just an hour south of Miami is a candyland of tropical fruits ripe for picking. Just an hour south of Miami, Nora Walsh finds ...

A polar vortex with the potential to damage Florida's seasonal citrus crop is expected to descend on the state next week -- ...

Monk fruit is a small gourd many people use as a low calorie sweetener. Stevia is a plant leaf extract that people use in the same way. Both monk fruit and stevia may be safe sweeteners for people ...

When thinking of plants to give as gifts, poinsettias, Thanksgiving cactus, amaryllis ... master gardener coordinator for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Science.

Question: I have a Christmas cactus that normally starts blooming ... Many residents are noticing Florida snow intermingled with their green lawns. Of course it’s not the wet icy stuff often ...