LAKE PARK, Georgia – Swaths of acreage across rural south Georgia look very different compared to a few years ago. Grove after grove of satsuma trees have now matured to become pixilated snapshots of ...
Georgia is famous for its peaches, but oranges, limes and lemons are squeezing their way into the state in a big way. A decade ago, the state had 4,700 citrus trees. Today it has more than half a ...
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visited the Georgia Citrus Farms, alongside JoNina Farm on Monday afternoon to hear directly from citrus growers as he works with Congress to draft this year’s Farm Bill.
Georgia is well known for its peaches, blueberries, peanuts and pecans, but not its citrus. Neighboring Florida is a longtime citrus powerhouse, but Georgia’s always been too cold — until now. In the ...
OCHLOCKNEE, Ga. (WCTV) - A local citrus farm isn’t letting some recent “bad weather” get in the way of their weekend plans to share the fruits of their labor with the community. On Sunday, Jo Nina ...
STATESBORO, Ga. — In poetry, orange is the color of energy and vitality. And oranges often represent confidence, enthusiasm, joy. On the grove of Joe Franklin, it’s more rooted. "I know, when you eat ...
OCHLOCKNEE, Ga. (WCTV) - After an intense hail storm over the weekend and plunging temperatures, Lindy Savelle at Jo Nina Farm in Ochlocknee is trying to protect her citrus crop from the elements.