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Citrus greening costs $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs, new UF study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Since 2006, the bacterial disease citrus greening has cost Florida’s economy an estimated $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs by reducing orange juice production, according to a new study from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Research on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

UF researchers discover ‘green’ pesticide effective against citrus pests

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Research on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.