As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad's 20-acre (8-hectare) grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, he points to the cookie-cutter, one-story homes encroaching on the orange trees from all sides.

The Sunshine State is no longer the top producer when it comes to citrus, and several issues are to blame. Many growers across Florida's citrus belt are struggling to combat a host of ongoing issues stemming from the aftermath of past hurricanes to a terrible disease destroying their crops.

Researchers have been working for eight years on a genetically modified tree that can kill the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. The process involves inserting a gene

Florida’s citrus industry faces an increasingly difficult future, contending with a range of ongoing challenges. From devastating hurricanes to the persistent threat of plant diseases, along with the rapid expansion of real estate development,