Florida weather may help Israeli citrus industry
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As sunshine state licks its wounds from Hurricane Frances, Gan Shmuel could reap the benefits. The most important news for Florida&#39;s 2.8 million residents this week has not been from the Republican
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BARTOW, Fla. -- Federal and state officials say Florida&#39;s agriculture industry, battered by an unprecedented rash of hurricanes, is eligible for $500 million in disaster relief funds.
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By Sara Kennedy, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec.
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Florida's key citrus producing region has emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
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The specter of Hurricane Frances  plunged the cotton and orange juice markets into tumult on  Wednesday as both rallied on fears the storm will wreak havoc  in key U.S. growing areas, dealers said.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--New emergency water pumps, along with a day of soaking rain, offered hope Thursday to South Florida growers struggling through drought conditions.
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With Hurricane Jeanne approaching Florida this weekend, residents will hammer plywood over windows, rush out to buy batteries and water, and go to ATMs for extra cash. But Jews preparing for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, face a dilemma.
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By The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 16--Citrus trees are popular backyard plants in and near Stanislaus County, despite their tiny role in the region's commercial agriculture.
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âThe Israeli-Egyptian-US qualifying industrial zone agreement creates a basis for stable relations between Israel and Egypt. It will weather diplomatically difficult periods,â Minister of Industry, Trade
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By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 27--MANATEE -- With June rain levels well below normal, much-needed rain is expected this week, bringing relief, but not an end to parched conditions caused by the lingering drought.
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Hurricane Frances destroyed more of the  citrus crop in some places in Florida than Hurricane Charley  did three weeks ago, the state's agriculture commissioner said  on Tuesday.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.
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By Lyndsey Lewis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb.
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Atlantic climate often shifts in October - good news for Florida but not for Caribbean.
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Florida's hurricane-damaged orange and grapefruit crop will be even smaller than originally estimated, officials said Friday, raising the prospect of higher prices for orange juice at supermarkets and an even greater scarcity of grapefruit juice.
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This is not exactly a season of joy for shippers of gift-boxed grapefruit and oranges. The three hurricanes that battered Florida's citrus groves over the summer devastated the state's grapefruit and orange crop, causing a sharp rise in wholesale prices for the fruit that is stamped, wrapped and nestled in boxes for the chilly north every Christmas season.
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Hurricane damage could make battered Florida grapefruit growers the beneficiaries of a bidding war between domestic and international buyers.