Grating lemon, orange or lime peel without washing it is a common mistake that exposes it to pesticides, waxes and bacteria.

I recently returned from Israel where I assisted harvesting this winter’s citrus crop in the kibbutz and moshav (farmers’ cooperative) communities that border the Gaza Strip. Prior to October 7th, ...

Farmers in the major U.S. citrus-producing regions—Florida, California, Texas and Arizona, in particular—are facing a plague of epic proportions. Oranges and a range of other citrus fruits are being ...

The minimum sugar level standard for citrus fruits used in Florida orange juice was lowered for the rest of this year’s harvest during an emergency meeting Wednesday at the Florida Department of ...

Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color.

Citrus is at its peak of sweetness just when we need it most. From now until April, even the grapefruits remind us of candy. It’s as if Nature knows how dreary it can seem when winter storms set in, ...