By Kevin BouffardThe Ledger
Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 10:04 p.m.
LAKELAND Given all the competing economic interests among the major segments of Florida citrus - growers, juice processors and fresh fruit packinghouses, plus divisions between large and small operators - it's not surprising that the industry often operates like a dysfunctional family.
And like such a family, the relatives are again squabbling over its No. 1 son: the Florida Department of Citrus.
While Florida citrus fights for survival against a fatal bacterial disease, citrus greening, the Citrus Department also struggles for its life in the wake of greening's devastation to Florida's signature crop.
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