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Hastings, Florida | The University of Florida is working double time to find an answer to the disease concern, read recently they found an old variety of orange that was resistant, trying to learn from that discovery.
There is no major crop to replace the lost citrus acreage. A little is going to vegetable production, some to turfgrass ( sod ) for yards. Many new homes are being "planted" in housing developments. ( some 900 people a DAY are moving to our Bikini State ) getting crowded.
Some new citrus is being planted, in unaffected areas. We are in North Florida, friend is putting in several hundred acres of a tangerine- type orange. We are not close to any affected areas, and he is using a variety not easily affected, he says. Also , U. of Fla. has a treatment for new plantings, where ground is not affected. Huge gamble. I hear around 25,000 an acre to bring to production.
Edited by Jbatmick 9/17/2025 18:33
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Florida orange crop down 96 % from peak
