ALTURAS, Fla. — While the citrus industry has faced challenges over the last decade, the USDA reports production from the past two years is up by 12%.
Golden Ridge Groves in Alturas is hoping to continue to be part of that growth as they find new methods to help combat greening in the citrus industry.
The citrus grove, co-owned by Shane and Katie Bevilacqua, is a new agritourism business inspired by Katie’s father and uncle who have been growing citrus using what’s called a Citrus Under Protective Screening system, or CUPS, for nearly 10 years…