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U.S. Sugar Corp. has completed a $315 million purchase of another large player in the sugar industry as the federal government continues to fight the merger on antitrust grounds. Attorneys for Clewiston-based U.S. Sugar said in a court filing Tuesday that it had completed the…
Read More U.S. Sugar Completes Deal Amid Legal Fight
Moton Hopkins went from being one of the state’s most-successful Black farmers to working odd jobs to support his family, after a devastating drought and discrimination by the federal government wiped out the Florida native’s livelihood. But the “cowboy legend” — a moniker bestowed on…
Read More Florida Farmer’s Death Spurs Dispute Over Pot License
Homeowners want their yards to look great. It should be full of shrubs and trees that are arranged in a way that looks good. But landscaping tends to be both expensive and bad for the environment, which shouldn’t be the case. With that in mind,…
Read More How To Have An Eco-Friendly Backyard
Wilton Simpson, the Republican seemingly on track to become Florida’s next agriculture commissioner, said if elected, he will seek to block the purchase of Sunshine State farmlands by governments hostile to the U.S. Campaigning in Jacksonville on Thursday, Simpson, who most recently served as Florida…
Read More GOP Ag Commissioner Candidate Wilton Simpson Says He Will Work To Block Florida Farmland From Foreign Purchases
Shifting about $1 million from marketing and public relations into reserves, the Florida Citrus Commission hopes to weather the impacts of Hurricane Ian, which exacerbated an already-anticipated decline in this season’s citrus crop. The money shift and a few smaller changes allowed the commission on…
Read More Florida Citrus Leaders Look To Weather Ian
Agriculture is an integral part of Florida’s economy, directly contributing over $10 billion in sales revenues annually and supporting over 133,000 jobs. But farmers face numerous challenges: pests, diseases, labor, rising costs and more. To protect crop yields and the environment, the University of Florida…
Read More AI Center Coming To Gulf Coast Research And Education Center; Will Provide Boost For Agriculture
With its combination of punishing wind and widespread flooding, Hurricane Ian caused up to $1.56 billion in estimated losses for the state’s agriculture industry, according to a University of Florida preliminary assessment. The assessment, by the University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, estimated…
Read More Hurricane Ian Agriculture Losses In Florida Could Hit $1.56B
State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Thursday requested a federal disaster declaration for 17 counties after Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage to farms and ranches. Fried sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture pointing to farm and ranch losses in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto,…
Read More Disaster Declaration Sought For Florida Farms, Ranches
Stationed at UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC) in Fort Pierce, Sandra Guzmán is an assistant professor whose research and extension work are all about water and how to conserve it. She applies precision irrigation technologies for the management of water resources…
Read More Hispanic Heritage Profile: Sandra Guzmán
Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an industry ravaged by Hurricane Ian as the new season gets underway. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released an initial forecast for…
Read More Florida Citrus Growers Head Into ‘Tough’ Year