For decades, Florida's citrus industry has battled citrus greening, but in Polk County, one farm is not only fighting back, but they are also inviting you in to see how theyre doing it.

Shane Bevilacqua and his wife, Katie, own Golden Ridge Groves and Market in Alturas, where the star of the show is the ruby grapefruit. What makes this operation unique is how theyre protecting it.

They grow their citrus in massive enclosures, called Citrus Under Protective Screen (CUPS). The structure is designed to keep out the insect that spreads citrus greening.

Its a small bug that carries a disease called Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. And it has really been tough on Florida citrus, Bevilacqua said.

The CUPS technology was first started by Katie's father and uncle, and the impact has been

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