Nearly one year since the big winter storm, the Valley's citrus industry is making a comeback - but it will look a lot different in the future. 

Last year's winter freeze stunted much of the harvest, killed limbs and permanently affected many citrus trees and creating a projected loss of $300 million.

Some growers have since decided to bulldoze what's left and move on to something else.

"Some of the stuff that's located more in town, so to speak, you're looking at a better return on investment than you might get on a long-term venture like citrus ," said Dale Merden with Texas Citrus Mutual."

A long-term investment, Merden says, could take five years from when the first tree is planted to when the income arrives. 

Meanwhile, relief from the United States Department of Agriculture is still forthcoming. 

"We hope forthcoming sooner than later because now we're already into 2022, and in regards to Texas growers, these programs would have been eligible for the 2020 hurricane and then the '21 freeze," said Merden. "Growers still haven't seen that benefit yet."

While some orchards are being bulldozed, others are being developed. Merden says the industry is staying about the same size. 

"Areas up in the north end of the Valley are being planted pretty heavily, places that aren't quite as developed as the Valley has become over the last few decades," Merden said. 

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